Society mounts challenge to new court fees
Solicitors warn new charges will restrict justice to those who can afford it.
Spousal maintenance
Disputes related to this are often the main bar to divorcing couples resolving financial disagreements. Recent comprehensive guidance aims to help.
Cigarette packaging
Will we pay to stub out the tobacco brands?
Proceed with caution
Matters to consider in applications to vacate a caution entered against estate assets.
Commercial property: dilapidations liability
How the procedure should be followed when analysing wants of repair.
Negligence
The claimant issued proceedings against Sotheby’s alleging negligence in its investigation of a painting, which is purported to be by Caravaggio.
Injunction
The claimant Law Society applied for an injunction making permanent prohibitions against the defendant, S, to prevent him holding himself out as a solicitor or becoming involved with legal work.
Costs
The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed an appeal by the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust (the trust) against certain orders for costs made during the course of proceedings in respect of the administration of the estate of Jimmy Savile. Its appeal against various other orders was dismissed.
Cleaner banned from working in law firms
Solicitors Regulation Authority issued ‘control of non-qualified staff (section 43)’ decision.
SRA secures injunction against fraudster ex-solicitor
Regulator said it had been concerned about Dixit Shah’s connection with at least one law firm.
EU-US legal services breakthrough
Conference of chief justices offers a way out of the old plot-line.
Drone on – with an eye on the law
The profession must be alert to the legal questions raised by the use of pilotless aircraft.
We cannot delete the dirty details
The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed.
Judge rejects negligence ‘cover-up’ claim
High Court describes as ‘wishful thinking’ allegations that Yorkshire firm removed or destroyed key documents.
Judge shaves £100k off ‘disproportionate’ costs bill
Firm claimed costs on an indemnity basis of more than £200,000, which included charge for 111 partner hours.
LeO finally takes on CMC complaints
‘People should not have their time wasted by the poor services of some claims firms’ – justice minister.
CFA retained by client without mental capacity – CoA
Lord Justice Richards says appeal is dismissed and that the CFA was not frustrated.
