All Civil justice articles – Page 14
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NewsOnline litigant penalised for abuse of process
Defendant counterclaimed for £42,000 after judgment based on intentionally wrong admission.
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NewsTwo clients sentenced to prison over fees contempt
Omani respondents failed to attend London hearing either in person or by representation.
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NewsLawyers could be referred to regulators for inappropriate urgent applications
Mrs Justice Cockerill says the Hamid jurisdiction is not ‘confined’ to judicial review proceedings.
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NewsSmall claims taking 51 weeks to go to trial as litigants wait for justice
Parties now waiting around three months longer for resolution in the smallest cases, official statistics reveal.
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NewsMail lawyers criticised for lack of ‘clear focus’ in Meghan appeal
Grounds of appeal have been 'neither followed nor mentioned much in argument', master of rolls says.
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NewsMoJ remodels housing emergency scheme to address concerns
Housing loss prevention advice service would incorporate existing court duty scheme and early legal advice.
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NewsImmigration legal aid consultation criticised for lack of data
Concerns and challenges over digital system discussed at latest Young Legal Aid Lawyers meeting.
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NewsMPs call for legal aid to cover Windrush compensation work
One firm spent between 32 and 103 hours helping clients to prepare claims, home affairs committee reports.
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NewsDechert and former partner ‘strenuously deny’ email hacking claims
International firm and its former head of white-collar crime are accused of procuring the hacking of an airline tycoon’s emails.
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NewsLawyers must be prised away from witness 'comfort blanket' - judge
Solicitors who ‘indulge in unnecessary trench warfare’ over witness statements ‘can expect to be criticised and penalised in costs’.
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News‘Stocktake’ requirement before heading to court discussed by civil rule-makers
Consultation proposes ideas for reform of pre-action protocols, including giving ‘due leeway’ to litigants in person.
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NewsMaugham apologises for Good Law Project’s procedure rules mistake
Campaigning legal group pledges to admit ‘promptly and fulsomely’ when it has made an error.
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NewsDisclosure of audit files would ‘undermine the purpose’ of disclosure pilot
An application for Grant Thornton’s audit files has been refused by the High Court.
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NewsMcFarlane issues double warning to family lawyers
Family Division president unimpressed over preparation of witness statements and orders.
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NewsCross-examination on wasted costs applications ‘should be the exception’
Court of Appeal finds there is 'no absolute rule barring cross-examination in a wasted costs case'.
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OpinionData about me isn’t necessarily 'my' data
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Lloyd v Google may provide a line in the sand - but will not be popular.
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NewsSupreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others
Lawyers say the ruling in Lloyd v Google is 'likely only to be the beginning in this hotly contested area'.
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NewsSupreme Court kills multi-billion-pound Google data claim
Justices rule that damages for breaches of s13 of the Data Protection Act can be claimed only where the breach caused ‘material damage or distress’.