All Civil justice articles – Page 4
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Pre-action protocols should be designed for LiPs, council concludes
Working group supports mandatory compliance but backs away from giving strike-off powers.
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Processing delays cause ‘damaging sclerosis in civil justice’
Consumer watchdog urges action over ‘rapid deterioration in service quality in recent times’.
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County court freezes disbarred barrister's assets
Housing association applied for order to support claim against tenant's McKenzie friend.
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Opt-out competition claim seeks £800m from water companies
Customers lost out because companies 'misrepresented number of spills', high profile firm alleges.
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'Drunk' gambler must honour £590,000 cheque, judge rules
Judgment follows six-day High Court hearing 'beset by difficulties at the outset'.
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Opinion
Letting the public see how public law works
If people had watched Gina Miller’s first Brexit-related challenge, they would have seen that the judges were not ‘enemies of the people’.
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Opinion
The normalisation of failure
Where are the substantive proposals to reverse the sinking of our justice system? Small, piecemeal suggestions won’t do it.
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'Shockwaves' as Supreme Court rules litigation funding deals unenforceable
Agreements fall within statutory definition of DBAs, court rules as it allows appeal in truck cartel case.
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Judge throws out environmental 'breach of duty' claim against Shell
Action was the first derivative claim under the Companies Act 2006 to allege breaches of duty relating to a company's environmental strategy.
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MoJ confirms compulsory mediation for civil claims up to £10,000
Government says mediation will be 'fully integrated' in litigation journey for small claims.
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Competition watchdog sets its sights on will-writers
Competition and Markets Authority is worried not all firms are complying with consumer protection laws.
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Unrepresented claimant wins appeal against lawyers over house sale
Well-intentioned attempt to hasten victory 'had the very opposite effect' judge finds in negligence claim.
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No more 'contempt and hostility' to legal aid lawyers, says Chalk
Justice secretary says publicly-funded work has to be seen as more attractive for law students.
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High Court directs UCL students to resolve their claim out of court
Master Fontaine stays proceedings for eight months and encourages parties to find less costly solution.
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Young partner surprised at recorder appointment
The 34-year-old believes he may be one of the youngest solicitors appointed to the civil jurisdiction as a recorder.
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MPs' surgeries: 75% of constituents raise legal issues
Research conducted by lawyers suggests housing is one of the biggest areas of unmet legal need.
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National Audit Office to review legal aid sustainability
Public spending watchdog wants to see what progress government has made since its 2014 report.
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Judge rejects notion that county court rulings are ‘rough and ready’
Recorder’s ex tempore decision on first instance was ‘not coherent’, High Court rules in theme park claim.