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10 February 2021 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7920 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil Way: 12 February 2021

Facelift for N244; Cross-class cram down news; The knowing waive; Win for QBD Guide; Flexible tenancy appeal; Staying with possession

THE N244: LATEST

We awoke 100 litigators at home, midday, and asked them to name a court form. 49 said notice of appeal; 51 said application notice. Yes, the N244 has it and, more importantly, the form has just been revamped. Social media criticism of the revised version is unjustified. It is good to look at, rather trendy and can be expected to be aped by other forms to come. Its main claim to fame is that it contains the new statement of truth. May be that slightly strays from the CPR PD 22 order of wording but that’s alright. The paragraph 10 space for supporting evidence has been enlarged; there’s some data protection nonsense about how HMCTS uses personal information provided in the form (surely they’re not behind those scam calls I have been receiving to say my telephone line is about to be cut off?); and it is impliedly made clear that the signature of a litigation friend is

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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