All Civil justice articles – Page 15
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NewsWe weren’t going to spend £700m on Quindell, ex-S+G directors tell court
Witnesses deny they used leaks of confidential information to beat down the price of 2015 acquisition.
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NewsFixed recoverable costs for housing kicked into long grass
Ministry of Justice announces two-year delay, taking implementation beyond next general election.
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NewsNigerian gas deal would lead to $2bn payday, court hears
Payments to government workers were made 'in a way that would not be known by government' witness tells High Court in London.
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News'Raise legal aid': Wales's message to Westminster
Welsh government highlights financial support for advice services despite justice not being devolved.
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NewsMoJ reveals drawn out timetable for civil legal aid review
Terms of reference document suggests final policy decisions will be made closer to the next general election.
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NewsDechert’s security for costs granted in 'unlawful detention' case
Trial date for the joint claim against international firm to be set at case management conference.
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NewsEngland and Wales still lowest-risk jurisdiction
‘Predictability and certain outcomes’ the most important features of English law for commercial parties.
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NewsLaw centre heads to Supreme Court
UK's highest court is hearing a case concerning rent repayment orders.
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NewsReferral routes widened for early advice pilot
Legal aid practitioners will be able to refer people potentially eligible for social welfare support.
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NewsBid to overturn $11.1bn arbitration opens in High Court
Nigerian government alleges evidence amounts to 'as close to a smoking gun as one will ever see in a fraud case'.
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NewsHigh Court bars contempt application from 'wholly incapable' litigant
Russian businessman had made allegations of bribery and bias against eight judges and two firms of solicitors.
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NewsDisclosure: exchange of letters not enough, says Flaux
Chancellor of the High Court calls for 'genuine and meaningful co-operation'.
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NewsBig majority of Conservative voters support legal aid - poll
Law Society president Lubna Shuja says government 'swimming against the tide of its own voters'.
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NewsLaw centre's relief over debt advice funding
Morale plummeted when government-sponsored body embarked on recommissioning exercise.
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NewsMinisters refuse to budge on civil legal aid timetable
Ministry of Justice highlights spending constraints after being told to bring forward review.
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Opinion'The law is closed!'
We need a new Charles Dickens, to highlight the miseries of our disintegrating systems, and in particular our legal system.
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OpinionMissing: government urgency over civil legal aid
Ministry of Justice's own figures show why major review must report back this year.
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NewsCivil legal aid review 'to report in 2024'
Ministry of Justice finally reveals details - but timetable causes alarm as sector continues to shrink.
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News‘Dr Bitcoin’ to face court over alleged embargo breach
Ruling follows master of the rolls' warning about contempt proceedings.