All Civil justice articles – Page 20
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NewsNews focus: Guideline hourly rates - ending the big freeze?
The Civil Justice Council has unveiled its long-awaited report on guideline hourly rates. Clarity is to be welcomed but after a decade-long freeze it could be a while before solicitors reap the benefits.
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NewsCivil legal aid 'running on empty', says Bar Council
Report laments the closure of high street solicitors firms and legal advice centres.
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NewsLaw Society challenge prompts LAA to consult on court-assessed bills
Chancery Lane began judicial review proceedings after agency wanted to bring assessment in-house.
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ProfileMy legal life: Sundeep Bhatia, Beaumonde Law Practice
Proprietor of Beaumonde Law Practice in Harrow.
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NewsCJC recommends ‘modest’ Guideline Hourly Rate rises
Law Society says review is ‘long overdue’, but warns recommendations must be considered in context of other civil justice reforms.
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NewsMcFarlane alarmed by 8am and 4.30pm starts for family hearings
Widespread reports of additional hearings compel family division president to clarify normal sitting hours.
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NewsInsurer demands action to meet April’s whiplash reform date
Claimant and defendant sectors continue to wait for rules governing RTA claims portal.
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NewsJudge commends solicitor granted temporary right of audience
Practitioner assisted litigant in person in defamation case with 'care, restraint and courtesy'.
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NewsDigital appeals system 'cost six times more' than going to court
HMCTS decided not to continue with Continuous Online Resolution project following pilot findings.
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NewsMaster of the rolls defies homophobia in valedictory speech
Sir Terence Etherton is the first master of the rolls to have a husband.
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News'Error of law' helpline for those affected by immigration appeals ruling
JCWI worried that people affected by High Court judgment are unaware of their rights.
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NewsLaw Commission seeks to reform 'fragmented' tribunals system in Wales
Proposals support Commission on Justice in Wales vision for devolved tribunals.
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NewsFamily backlog 'may not return to pre-Covid levels until 2023'
Documents published by the judiciary reveal private and public law priorities.
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NewsSmall claims taking almost a year to come to trial
Trials in the county court down across the board from July to September this year.
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NewsLaw centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators
City firm has already pledged support and says profession has a duty to ensure equality before the law.
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NewsPresident's guidance for immigration appeals during Covid-19 'unlawful'
Note issued on 23 March stated that appeals should normally be decided on the papers.
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NewsNot enough black men doing family legal aid, Westminster inquiry hears
Solicitor says male role models would be helpful for teenagers coming through the justice system.
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NewsNew master of the rolls promises civil justice shake-up
Profession ‘needs to be ambitious in terms of digitalisation if it is to retain and enhance its status’, says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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NewsLegal aid evidence reveals wellbeing crisis
Legal Aid Practitioners Group highlights 'lethal combination' threatening sector's future.