All Civil justice articles – Page 48
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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.
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FeatureCivil procedure: Unreasonable conduct and costs
It is trite that a court will carefully scrutinise the parties’ behaviour when assessing costs in civil disputes.
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New litigation funder targets £100k-plus claims
A new player has entered the litigation funding market with access to capital of up to £10m to invest in small and medium-sized commercial claims, the Gazette can reveal. Invicta Capital Funding, which launched in April, said it will fund claims worth a minimum of £100,000 in damages, and will ...
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NewsFed-up lawyers 'in no mood' to cooperate with late night courts
Chambers goes public with comments on morale of the profession as the courts service extends opening times
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NewsLegal aid contracts delay will 'add to solicitors' anxiety'
Procurement process for civil contracts not expected to commence until after next month's general election.
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NewsHundreds join civil claims after Ian Paterson conviction
Surgeon found guilty of a string of crimes after seven-week trial in Nottingham.
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NewsJudge queries High Court trial at 'substantial cost' to public
Claim was never worth more than £80,000 but required a three-week jury trial.