All Civil justice articles – Page 44
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NewsSupreme Court set to hand down crucial litigant-in-person ruling
Appellant says he should have been granted special dispensation as he was unrepresented.
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FeatureE-disclosure and party agreement
The disclosure of relevant documents during the litigation process has been a longstanding and distinctive feature of English civil procedure. However, standard disclosure under the Civil Procedure Rules does not give rise to ‘perfect justice’.
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NewsPaperless justice expands to tax bill appeals
Ministry of Justice says initiative will stop people wasting their time submitting incorrect or inaccurate forms.
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OpinionNHS: learning from mistakes
Reform to the clinical negligence claims process must go deeper than just the numbers.
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NewsVideo hearings pilot will uphold 'majesty of a physical courtroom', HMCTS pledges
HM Courts & Tribunals Service will initially begin with tax appeals.
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NewsInsurance firm signs up academics to predict case outcomes
Partnership with London School of Economics will explore artificial intelligence and statistical models to manage litigation risk.
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NewsJudge denies lying claimant a way round fundamental dishonesty test
Claimant in clinical negligence case said he would suffer substantial injustice because of ‘gross disproportion’ of sanction.
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News'You can't force people into mediation': Society spells out ADR wishes
Chancery Lane agrees with working group that alternative dispute resolution in civil justice remains ‘patchy and inadequate’.
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DBA to CFA: court backs firm's switch weeks before settlement
High Court decision is worth potentially an extra £273,000 to law firm.
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NewsRadical new disclosure regime to 'spell out' lawyers' duties
New rules for Business and Property Courts will require parties to complete review document.
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NewsVW case edging closer as claimants battle it out for lead spot
Three day hearing set for March in 55,000-claimant group action case over emissions test scandal.
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NewsJustice minister backs litigants in person to handle PI claims
Lord Keen of Elie also suggests the increased influence of claims management companies may be ‘extremely beneficial’.
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NewsJudge dismisses disclosure bids ahead of £126m credit hire trial
Defendants in Autofocus case include three law firms – Keoghs, Lyons Davidson and Morgan Cole (now Blake Morgan) – and three solicitors from each firm.
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NewsClaims business battles on despite financial struggles in 2017
Law firm customers looking again at their business models and how they bring in work.
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NewsFirm denies ‘fishing’ for work over client bills
Lawyers who make it their business to sue law firms over deductions from clients’ damages have insisted they are acting legitimately amid growing controversy over the practice.
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OpinionWhy we must root out client overcharging
PI solicitors who simply ignore the contractual terms and deduct 25% of damages come what may must be brought to account.
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OpinionWill fixed costs transform the takeup of legal expenses insurance?
No magic formula exists to turn before-the-event cover into the main source of funding for civil litigation.
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NewsJudge rules that reviving a struck-out claim not an abuse of process
Defendants wanted court to strike out estimated £20,000 claim for a second time.
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NewsClaims taking longer as huge numbers go through county route
More pressure on the county county court at a time when almost 20 have recently closed.
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OpinionNHS rapid redress is a step in the right direction
Uncertainties remain over government scheme to reform birth injury compensation, but it’s a start.