All Civil justice articles – Page 10
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NewsSolicitors appointed to Civil Justice Council
New members will serve as part of the advisory body for three years.
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NewsNews focus: Civil legal aid provision is withering away
Racked by stagnant fees and mounting overheads, civil legal aid providers on the frontline fear for the sustainability of the sector, according to a survey commissioned for the government.
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NewsBitcoin 'identity' trial to go ahead despite surprise offer to settle
Hearing over a claim to be the digital currency’s creator is expected to attract worldwide interest.
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NewsSocial justice initiative to fund qualifying work experience
Access to Justice Foundation has partnered with Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund to boost talent pipeline.
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NewsBanned vexatious litigant fails in latest attempt to reopen seven-year-old case
Judge rules that applications by 'Deuda' are the work of Paul Millinder, jailed in his absence for contempt.
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News‘Significant step forward’ as Hague Convention signed
Accession will boost the appeal of the UK as a forum for international dispute resolution, justice minister says.
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NewsCivil legal aid review: MoJ issues call for evidence
Government data shows provider numbers have steadily fallen in nearly all of the contracted categories of law.
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NewsIn focus: 24 things for solicitors to look out for in 2024
21st Century Justice, legal aid SOS, in-house scrutiny, law reform and group actions.
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NewsBarrister’s jail sentence for contempt overturned by CoA
Court of Appeal judges say Sharaz Ahmed was not given the chance to properly represent himself in court.
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FeatureChurchill: Courts have power to compel parties to engage with ADR
Alternative dispute resolution.
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News'Persons unknown' order granted against crypto fraudsters
'It would be a reproach to the common law were it not to demonstrate sufficient resource and flexibility to afford a remedy,' judge observes.
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NewsRCJ Advice becomes a law centre
Unique court-based Citizens Advice service helps thousands of litigants in person and domestic abuse survivors every year.
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NewsHitler partly to blame for 2021 blast damage, Court of Appeal confirms
High Court judge was correct to back insurer's refusal of liability for loss 'occasioned by war' - even though war ended 76 years previously.
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NewsClaimant firms hail 'turbo charge' for dieselgate hearings
2024 'will be a year of reckoning for any manufacturer that cheated emissions tests', group litigation leader says.
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NewsActive case management essential in ‘Dieselgate’ billions litigation, says judge
'Juggernaut' litigation involves 1.25 million claims against 1,500 defendants, packed courtroom hears.
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NewsJudge dismisses Dyson's libel claim against Mirror
'Screw the country' was honest opinion and did not cause serious harm to domestic appliance innovator, court finds.
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NewsKnotweed judgment ‘should help resolve disputes faster, with less expense’
Interveners in Japanese knotweed case comment on judgment which rules staying claims for dispute resolutions, including mediation, lawful.
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NewsJudge to put rival ciders to the taste test
‘I have a no-alcohol while sitting rule’, judge tells court in trade mark dispute between Aldi and Thatchers.
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NewsNigeria oil pollution claim survives constitutional challenge
Counsel ‘is not a Nigerian law expert and neither am I’, judge observes in claim against oil giant.