All Civil justice articles – Page 31
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      NewsImmigration fixed fee an 'interim measure' - Buckland
Lord chancellor says more work being done after controversial reform came into force this week.
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      NewsBuckland faces opposition from his own party over divorce reform
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill passes second reading in the House of Commons.
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      FeatureBurning Bridges: restrictive covenants and LLPs
For many years, partnership advisers have questioned the applicability to LLP members of the general principle in Bridge v Deacons [1984] that onerous restrictive covenants are more likely to be enforceable against partners.
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      NewsPre-lockdown civil justice stats reveal system already slowing
Numbers of county court claims, landlord possession claims and personal injury claims were all falling.
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      OpinionRemote hearings require health safeguards
Lawyers are experiencing eye strain and headaches, and having to concentrate even harder than usual.
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      NewsCivil trials in Manchester to resume as backlog mounts
Blueprint drawn up for safely starting to hear trials at busy civil justice centre.
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      NewsVirtual justice is working - but should not become permanent
Rapid review of emergency civil justice measures finds three quarters of lawyers responding positively.
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      NewsLaw firm director threatens to sue mayor over congestion charge changes
Pre-action protocol letter sent to Sadiq Khan over temporary measures to increase charge and extend operating hours.
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      NewsCourt refuses to let claimant backtrack on £5k settlement mistake
Another judgment appears to show that portal mistakes are permanent - no matter how big they might be.
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      NewsCourt of Appeal deals blow to libel tourists
Dispute over claims about the inventor of Bitcoin will not be heard in London.
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      NewsSocial distancing causes delays at regional divorce centre
Separating couples face 20-week wait for district judge to consider consent order application.
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      NewsRule-makers told to look again at disbursement costs recovery
Supreme Court opts not to hear appeal in fixed costs case, but urges rules committee to reconsider issue.
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      NewsLegal Aid Agency asked to publish FoI responses
Practitioners told agency has to understand the drivers behind publishing interest.
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      NewsDepp v Denton: Hollywood star pleads for relief from sanctions
Court allows late serving of witness statements, but places limits on what evidence can be adduced.
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      NewsBurford abandons market manipulation claim
Listed litigation funder denied access to sharedealing information related to a short attack last year.
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      NewsLCJ: ‘No going back’ to pre-Covid ways
Lord Burnett sounds positive message about the rapid introduction of technology to courts.
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      NewsHMCTS to test 'block listing' in magistrates' court
Firms would be given dedicated amount of time for their cases to be heard in one go.
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      NewsFrontloading immigration work 'will drive firms out of business'
More than 200 practitioners write to Legal Aid Agency over funding concerns amid changes in response to pandemic.
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      NewsUrgent review of civil justice under lockdown
Report due out later this month after opinions of court users have been canvassed.
 





















