Walker Wise Solicitors

We believe that our clients deserve the best of everything when it comes to their legal needs. We strive to exceed our client's expectation to provide an unrivaled quality and bespoke service. We do this by ensuring our lawyers are of exceptional caliber who build relationships with our clients and deal with them with the utmost care and consideration.

We build our services around the needs of each client. Whether you are a family business, international company, educational institution or charity, we offer a broad range of pragmatic legal advice tailored to your needs. Understanding your needs means we can package our legal solutions to support you if you want to maintain your current position, protect your assets or capitalise on a new opportunity.

An appeal in the case of Shar & Anor v Shah & Anor has recently taken place against a cost decision in the County Court where it was held that the Claimants could recover their costs after securing damages of just 10.00 following trial. By way of background, the court heard that the parties were caught up in an 'intense and protracted' family dispute.

In yesterday's Law Gazette (23/06/21) there was an article on a Judge refusing a plea from litigant in person for free hard copy bundle. The case is the latest example of the court declining to make special concessions for people entering litigation without a lawyer.

The High Court has ruled out giving a litigant in person a free hard copy of the bundle prepared for two forthcoming trials, with the judge noting that parties do not necessarily need to have equal resources.His Honour Judge Paul Matthews was against varying the order of Mr Justice Marcus Smith in Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor despite the applicant saying they had since lost their representation and needed access to a hard copy.

The Law Gazette has reported on a new pilot scheme in Business and Property Courts allowing parties in less complex claims' worth less than 500,000 to opt into a scheme which will allows for simplified disclosure. A series of modifications to the pilot scheme has been suggested by the disclosure working group based on feedback with legal and business professionals, and this has been positioned before the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC).