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Key definition

CPR definition

What does CPR mean? In civil litigation practice, CPR refers to the civil procedure rules governing procedure in the High Court and County Court of England and Wales. Read with their Practice Directions, the CPR set out how claims are issued and served, case management, disclosure, evidence, trials, appeals, enforcement and costs, including detailed assessment in the Senior Courts Costs Office (scco). The rules are made under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee; “CPR” is practitioner shorthand rather than a defined statutory term. The CPR and Practice Directions are published on the Ministry of Justice website...

Service out of the jurisdiction under CPR 6.37: applying to serve the claim form abroad—gateways, evidence, orders, persons unknown and practical steps (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

Practice Note

This Practice Note assists with applications seeking the courts’ permission to serve a claim form outside the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales (referred to in this Note as the English courts). Such applications are usually determined without Notice and on the papers. The Note addresses when the application should be made, the documents that must accompany it, and the matters to consider when completing the papers. It also explains the steps to take if permission is granted. In practice, permission is almost invariably given unless there is a clear and obvious defect in the application...

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Ian Meredith

K&L Gates

Ian is a partner at K&L Gates in London. Ian's practice focuses on International Commercial Disputes across a range of sectors. He is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the coordinator of the firm's International Arbitration Group. His practice encompasses alternative dispute resolution, international arbitration and both domestic and multi-jurisdictional litigation. Ian has project managed significant disputes involving sums exceeding US$2billion across a range of jurisdictions including Russia, Brazil, Venezuela, Egypt, Italy, Spain, France, BVI, Cayman, Bermuda, Japan, Switzerland, Malta and various states in the US and in Canada. Those disputes have extended across a diverse range of business sectors including power generation, combustion equipment, metals, oil & gas, telecoms, industrial coatings, beverages, finance and investment and sport. Individual disputes have concerned post-acquisition issues (including completion account and warranty claims), boardroom disputes (including minority...

Louise Bond

K&L Gates

Louise Bond is a Commercial Disputes associate and routinely works on complex international arbitrations and litigation, with cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Louise has a broad range of experience across a variety of industries and legal issues, which enables her to bring a open-minded perspective to all the cases she works on. Her recent experience covers the aviation, material sciences, sport and gambling, commodities, fine arts, logistics, IT and telecommunications, and construction sectors.Louise qualified as a solicitor in September 2019, having completed her training contract with the firm in the disputes, corporate, real estate, and asset and corporate finance groups. Her previous experience in key transactional areas of law provides her with a keen awareness of the commercial context in which disputes often arise. She also has a keen interest in diversity, inclusion and equality...

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