TEN TO GO
The 190th CPR PD update which came into force on 16 September 2025 set me thinking about how we are going to celebrate the 200th update, which cannot be far off. Maybe a spoof job which abandons all online pilots (and applies from 11am five days earlier). My AI came up with a flashmob performance in the office law library. What of no190? I nearly forgot. The civil money claims pilot (PD 51R) expands post-allocation case progression and general applications features to all ‘county courts’. Also, a legally represented claimant is enabled to discontinue part of their claim using the online system for both this pilot and the damages claim pilot (PD 51ZB).
MUM’S THE (£804) WORD
The financial dispute resolution (FDR) appointment in financial remedies proceedings is sacrosanct. As confidential as what goes on in the matrimonial bedroom. Isn’t it? Parties can be as mean and cruel in their offers and counteroffers, and take off early
