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Rolls Building to revamp its IT system

The Rolls Building, which houses the Chancery Court, Admiralty and Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court, is to receive a new IT system in late 2015,  which will include a move to paperless filing of claims. A renewal of the IT system was originally planned for 2012, but did not go ahead. The planned upgrade follows Lord Justice Briggs' final report,  “Chancery…

The County Court’s increased financial threshold for property cases

The House of Lords this week announced plans for property cases up to a value of £350,000.00 to be issued in the County Court, following backing by Labour peers. The previous limit was £30,000.00, pursuant to the County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1980. The rationale behind the increased threshold was a bid to improve judicial efficiency, enabling the High Court to deploy its resources…

Case law update: exploring the exceptions to a freezing order

The recent judgment of Parvalorem v Oliveira and others [2013] EWHC 4195 (Ch) saw the High Court consider the approach in the granting, or continuation of, a freezing order, in relation to the “typical exceptions” for ordinary business expenses, living expenses and legal costs. In brief, the case concerned a dispute as to the allowance for business expenses, (which had not been specified…