All Civil justice articles – Page 17
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Hourly rates rebuff for non-London commercial firms
Master of rolls to consider proposed rises in guideline rates frozen since 2010.
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Coalition of lawyers unveils ‘universally standardised’ NDA
The new template is designed to improve the efficiency of legal teams and increase transparency.
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Costs judge concerned by 'exceptionally large' rise in firm's hourly rates
Firm to appeal master's decision which 'raises an important issue for the profession'.
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Supreme Court backs raped tourist in blow to travel industry
Court takes a ‘broad view’ of the obligations owed by tour operators under package holiday contracts.
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New disclosure rules for ‘less complex claims’ below £500,000
Plans for reform of pilot in Business and Property Courts published today.
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Multiple libel claims over ‘Putin’s People’ open in London
Lawyers for three Russian billionaires and a state-owned oil company open High Court proceedings.
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MPs sound alarm over legal aid in hard-hitting report
Influential committee says justice system in danger of becoming unfair and inaccessible.
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Six-figure awards set serious libel benchmark
Judgments in two high-profile defamation cases handed down on same day.
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JR bill boosts online courts agenda
Legislation would revive measures lost in the 2017 Prisons and Courts Bill.
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Bill seeks to 'draw a line' on ouster clauses with new JR framework
Government rethinks approach to controversial proposal as Judicial Review and Courts Bill is presented to parliament today.
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‘Don’t do ADR on the cheap’ industry experts warn
Lady Justice Asplin says Civil Justice Council report on compulsory mediation provides chance to initiate ‘change of culture’ in civil justice.
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Master of the rolls gives green light to mandatory ADR
CJC report 'opens the door to a significant shift', says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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'We don't have enough judges, staff or courts' - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says government must provide sufficient funding on a sustained basis.
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'Incorrigible' vexatious litigant barred from every court
Judges make indefinite 'all proceedings order' under s42 of the Senior Courts Act.
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'I absolutely love my job': legal aid award winners revealed
Hundreds watch live YouTube broadcast of 19th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards ceremony.
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PI and insurance giants announce five-year partnership
Minster Law will service legal claims across the esure and Sheila’s Wheels brands.
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Buckland receives mass petition opposing protest bill
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill continues its passage through parliament today.
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Lip service
Will reforms principally driven by a desire to cut personal injury claims really simplify the process for claimants? Marialuisa Taddia reports on an online justice platform that takes lawyers out of the loop
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Leading judge says complex rules put LiPs at disadvantage
Rules must be simpler if litigants in person are expected to comply with them.