All Civil justice articles – Page 17
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NewsBundles being done badly, judge tells housing lawyers
County court judge highlights court frustrations as he urges practitioners to sharpen up and refocus.
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NewsFormer City solicitor to head public law campaign group
Shameem Ahmad warns of looming 'legislative assault' as she prepares to join Public Law Project.
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NewsGovernment rules out cohabitation reform
Family law group says current legislation is not fit for purpose and consigns too many families to financial hardship.
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NewsCPRC to give ‘early notice’ of fixed costs rules
Changes will see fixed recoverable costs extended to nearly all money claims worth up to £100,000.
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NewsRussia sanctions force adjournment of three-week trial
Oil business had faced the prospect of being represented in court by a Swiss commodities trader.
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News'Hillsborough Law' on the agenda of new parliamentary group
Campaigners renew calls for statutory duty of candour as they continue to wait for Hillsborough report response.
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NewsGovernment breaching EU withdrawal terms, High Court hears
European Commission intervenes in case brought by citizens’ rights body.
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NewsImprove access to court judgments, MPs tell HMCTS
Reducing reliance on commercial legal publishers one of several justice committee recommendations on open justice.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 28 October 2022
Civil justice crisis, AML 'corruption', and mediation reservations: your letters to the editor.
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NewsTesco revives yellow circle court battle with Lidl
Trade mark in logo without Lidl's name was applied for in bad faith, Court of Appeal hears.
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NewsHigh Court claimant accused law firms of taking bribes
Judge throws out amendment application in six-year litigation over Russian fertiliser company.
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NewsHigh Court hears Uyghur judicial review case
Government accused of failing to investigate breaches of the Foreign Prison Made Goods Act 1897.
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NewsFixed costs extension rules ‘not ideal’ - but almost ready for sign-off
Extension should go ahead in December although rule-makers admit they have had to be pragmatic.
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NewsSociety backs City fund for social welfare lawyers
Chancery Lane makes one of the biggest single donations to the Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund.
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NewsLCJ 'remains concerned' about judicial recruitment
Lord Burnett reveals difficulties filling vacancies on the circuit and district benches.
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News‘Burn it’ City solicitor escapes jail for contempt
Destruction of evidence 'plainly a serious matter but not of such character as to warrant a custodial sentence', judge rules.
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NewsCivil legal aid review in the pipeline, agency reveals
Practitioner group warns that more providers will quit while government carries out 'another long, drawn-out process'.
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NewsFirms must deduct 50% from damages to survive fixed costs extension
Costs expert predicts more disputes if firms need to make up shortfall from client damages.
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OpinionDelays in our civil courts have now reached crisis point
Only an immediate increase in funding can reverse the escalating wait for justice.
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NewsLaw centre secures crime contract to support vulnerable clients
Staff report an increasing number of clients who are victims of crime or at risk of being wrongly criminalised.