All Civil justice articles
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NewsMoJ confirms fee uplifts for housing and immigration work
Housing and immigration lawyers to get a pay rise - but still no news on fee increases for rest of civil legal aid sector.
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News'NHS 111' service for justice system could save £72m
Law Society unveils recommendations from its pioneering 21st Century Justice project.
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News'Figurehead' class representative to pay £3m costs
Amazon and Apple to receive interim costs following competition tribunal's rejection of proposed class representative.
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OpinionPortfolio finance under harsh spotlight
A proposal in the Civil Justice Council review that 'portfolio funding' should be regulated by the FCA as a form of loan was unexpected.
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NewsFunder to challenge Mastercard damages distribution plan
Application for judicial review says Competition Appeal Tribunal erred in law in approving £200m settlement.
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OpinionCivil question
The Ministry of Justice budget will be over a third higher this year than in 2019–20 - and it is going to keep increasing. So what is there for lawyers to cavil about?
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NewsMass litigation 'could cost UK economy £18bn'
Benefits of collective actions need to be weighed against broader economic costs, study concludes.
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NewsIn depth: Civil Justice Council review is a (qualified) victory for litigation funders
The number one recommendation of the CJC’s final report on litigation funding is to reverse PACCAR. But there is much else that will also please the industry.
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News‘Fake’ citations: Civil Justice Council sets up AI working group
Lawyers need to actually read documents that they use artificial intelligence to summarise, stresses Lord Justice Birss.
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NewsLIDW: No place for conscientious objection, says Chalk
Firms warned to tread carefully when lawyers express objections by manifesting a protected belief.
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NewsReverse PACCAR judgment now, says CJC
Civil Justice Council also recommends 'light-touch' statutory regulation of litigation funding but rejects caps on funders' returns.
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NewsStruck-out claims revived as judge warns against 'mini-trials'
Sir Peter Lane criticises summary judgment approach in personal injury case.
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NewsViews sought on permanent closure of Lancaster Crown Court
Crown court within a 12th century castle has not been used since 2019 and costs £211,000 a year to maintain.
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OpinionDefendant firms are to blame for soaring credit hire costs
Claimant firms want to find a way to keep cases out of court - but do defendants agree?
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NewsLAA cyber attack: firms risk doing unpaid work
Solicitors fear legal aid might not be granted when they try to get applications backdated as coalition of law societies demands LAA provide better support.
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OpinionUK must not repeat Australia’s mistakes of constraining access to justice
Litigation funding in the UK is at a critical juncture.