| 1 | Appeals: an overview An overview of the rules that apply when appealing a court decision. This note covers when to consider an appeal, where to appeal, the need for permission to appeal, grounds for appeal and costs. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Disclosure: an overview The purpose of disclosure is to make available evidence which either supports or undermines the respective parties' cases. This overview summarises the disclosure process, the parameters of the disclosure duty and the main issues to consider regarding disclosure and inspection, including seeking more extensive disclosure than standard disclosure. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Jackson LJ's Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report A detailed note on Lord Justice Jackson's final report following his review of civil litigation costs which was published on 14 January 2010. This note summarises the issues considered by Jackson LJ and sets out his recommendations. It also comments on the potential impact of the recommendations and includes views from a number of leading practitioners. It links to two short notes setting out our views as to when each of the recommendations is likely to take effect generally and for specific litigation. | Practice note: overview | 27-Jan-2010 |
| 4 | Limitation periods: an overview An overview of limitation periods. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Multi-party disputes: toolkit A guide to PLC's materials on multi-party disputes, including group litigation and collective redress in the EU. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Pension schemes: multi-party litigation: overview This note provides an overview of the main procedures used for multi-party litigation in the context of pensions disputes. It covers the avenues under the Civil Procedure Rules, including multiple joint claims, CPR 19.6 "same interest" claims and group litigation orders. CPR 19.7 and representative beneficiaries are referred to with links to our detailed practice note on that topic. This note also considers alternative procedures such as investor class actions in the US and derivative actions in England and Wales. Finally, the note looks at what changes are in the pipeline for multi-party pensions litigation in future. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 7 | Pensions disputes: Part 8 claims and the role of representative ... This practice note considers proceedings begun by pension scheme trustees under Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, including the role of representative beneficiaries. It covers the various stages of a Part 8 claim focusing on the key practical case management and costs issues that arise in pensions cases. It also considers representation orders under CPR 19.7 and the process for identifying, appointing and advising representative beneficiaries. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 8 | Privilege: an overview An outline of the law relating to privilege including legal advice privilege, litigation privilege, joint privilege and common interest privilege. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 9 | An introduction to judicial review This practice note provides an introduction to the substantive law relating to judicial review. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Appeals to the United Kingdom Supreme Court An overview of the procedure in the UK Supreme Court. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Costs in pensions litigation This practice note provides an overview of the practice and procedure regarding litigation costs protection for trustees and representative beneficiaries of pension schemes. It highlights the risks involved of entering into litigation without costs protection and outlines the measures available, including statutory protection, relevant court procedures (Beddoe and prospective court orders) and alternative protection including indemnities from employers and costs agreements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Key topics citator A "reverse" citator setting out the main legislative provisions, regulatory materials, leading cases and determinations of the Pensions Ombudsman for some key topics in occupational pensions. Links are also included to the main PLC Pensions materials available for each topic. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Limitation of actions against trustees This note deals with the law of limitation applicable to actions against trustees. It is primarily concerned with the statutory limitation periods imposed by the Limitation Act 1980 but also refers to the equitable doctrine of laches. To view James Mather's profile, click here. | Practice notes | 16-Mar-2009 |
| 14 | Rectifying mistakes in pension scheme documents This practice note looks at the circumstances in which an application to court may be made to rectify mistakes in pension scheme documents. It considers the conditions that must be satisfied for a rectification claim to succeed, the procedure for applying for rectification, evidential issues and the key rectification cases in a pensions context. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Tax treatment of damages The tax implications of a settlement may be a determinative factor when considering whether to accept or make an offer. This note considers when awards of damages will be subject to tax as income or as chargeable gains and the tax treatment of the payment of damages. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | The construction of pension scheme documents This note provides practical guidance on the construction of pension scheme documents. Referring to the relevant case law and procedure, the note considers the principles of construction that apply in a pensions context and the methods available to resolve problems or uncertainties. It also highlights relevant cases dealing with particular provisions in scheme documents. | Practice notes | Maintained |