Below are downloadable documents ranging from rules updates to important correspondence and my mediation CV. Please click the CONTACT ME link at the top if you cannot find what you are looking for.
This is the statutory instrument that creates the huge new court fees
This is the case that Lord Mackay referred to in the House of Lords debate on court fees. It is of a successful judicial review of his increase of court fees
Eleven representative groups join forces to lobby politicians on rise of court fees
My civil and commercial mediation CV. It gives details of my wide experience mediating contentious probate, property litigation and other civil claims
The Times journalist Frances Gibb writes on the campaign to prevent the rise in court fees
New procedure to bring complaints to County Court Money Claims Centre (Salford) and the telephone contact centre (Loughborough)
The judgment of His Honour Judge Pelling QC, refusing relief under Forfeiture Act 1982 in a claim by a person convicted of manslaughter (diminished responsibility)
Fee account: a new way to pay court fees
This document list all the court forms amended in April 2014
The Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment No.2) Order 2013
This is a zip file of all of the amended forms which were changed by CPR updates 69 or 72
Slides from my presentation to the Law Society's Civil Justice Section conference
Minutes of the March 2014 meeting of the user group of the Salford Business Centre (CCMCC)
Full statutory instrument of the 69th update to the Civil Procedure Rules
HMCTS letter correcting the provisional notice of allocation (N149C)
Minutes of the stakeholders meeting on 11th November 2013
The Senior Courts Costs Office Guide - October 2013
Yet more amendments
This is a slightly amended version of The Law Society's model CFA for use after 1st April 2013
This is the amended guide to the new model CFA
This is the list prepared by the Managers of the CCMCC at Salford. Please circulate.
Minutes of the CCMCC User Group from Monday 17th June 2013
This update deals mainly with judicial review
This update reduces the costs in RTA Portal cases
Full text of speech by Lord Dyson to the Judicial College
Details of series of regional roadshows updating on costs and new rules
60th UPDATE – Practice Directions Amendments
Draft EL and PL protocol
Draft RTA protocol
and original letter to him from Law Society President
New N1 claim form
Notes on completing new claim form
New Small Claims AQ
My Council Member Newsletter - June 2011
Judicial Appointments:
Balancing Independence,
Accountability and Legitimacy
