All Civil justice articles – Page 47
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NewsGrenfell Tower: Parliamentary group told of legal aid fear
All-party parliamentary group meeting on legal aid hears details of advice being sought.
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NewsLidington: Post-Brexit UK can see off foreign courts competition
Lord chancellor also reaffirms commitment to the rule of law following last year's Brexit case.
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NewsNo indemnity costs for late acceptance of offer, court rules
Judgment takes on contentious issue of costs for late acceptance of offers in road traffic accident protocol cases.
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News'Access Denied': Law Society's 25-point plan to salvage civil justice
LASPO’s legal aid cuts have damaged the very foundations of our justice system, according to new review.
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FeatureClaims against unnamed defendants
Naming of parties still a necessary step in any claim application.
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NewsJudicial independence key to post-Brexit success
Independence of judiciaries must be understood and recognised, says head of Chancery Division.
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NewsQueen's speech: Lidington says prison legislation not needed
Open letter from justice secretary says 'essential changes' are already under way.
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NewsRevealed: Jackson's fixed fees pilot to cap costs at £80k
Details emerge of how pilot scheme for fixed costs scheme will work in practice.
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NewsCredit-hire witnesses jailed for contempt
Seven expert witnesses who were found to have committed perjury on an 'industrial scale' by giving courts inaccurate information on the cost of hire cars provided after road traffic accidents received prison sentences today. The seven, former employees of expert evidence business Autofocus, were jailed from six to 13 months. ...
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NewsJudge punishes firm that placed 'scant importance' on court orders
High Court opts to strike out personal injury claim after a succession of missed deadlines.
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FeatureCase management and appeals
Was the trial judge wrong to refuse two applications to adjourn trial because of the (alleged) ill-health of a defendant?
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NewsSolicitors warned: explain delays or expect default judgment
High Court ruling reasserts judicial attitude to non-compliance near the third anniversary of the key Denton ruling.
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NewsHome Office the most JR-ed department in 2016 after 18% increase
Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice show number of civil trials is on the rise.
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NewsDefamation cases slump to nine-year low
Fall of 8% last year partly due to 2013 Defamation Act, research suggests.
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NewsElectronic bill of costs compulsory from October
Pilot successful enough to persuade rule committee to proceed with new format - but questions remain over testing of bill.
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NewsClaims management giant sets up own law firm
ABS created in joint venture between National Accident Helpline and NewLaw
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OpinionCosts budgeting: an invitation to play the system?
Kennedys was caught out for submitting an under-estimate, but plenty more do the same.
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NewsOnline court pilot set to begin this summer
Issues including fee levels and limits on particulars of claim still to be resolved.
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NewsJudge slams defendant firm Kennedys over costs budgeting 'games'
High Court rejects defendant’s estimate of claimant costs as judge says it was useless.
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NewsLeigh Day: Martyn Day 'authorised bribe payments', SRA counsel alleges
Tribunal hears of 'work leave payments' made to enable Iraqi policemen to give evidence.