All Civil justice articles – Page 49
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NewsMoJ defies critics to go ahead with London court closures
Closure of Camberwell Green and Hammersmith magistrates’ courts raises concerns about gang violence.
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NewsCourt allows escape from fixed costs after offer accepted late
District judge rejects argument that ruling would open floodgates to applications for indemnity costs.
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NewsLord Justice Jackson takes to the road on fixed costs
Judge ‘keeping an open mind for the time being’ about the type of case that should fall within fixed costs, and the upper limit.
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FeatureJudicial costs decisions
Appeal court case re-establishes factors which may lead to judicial intervention over costs.
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NewsNottingham to host online divorce pilot
Scheme will allow proceedings for a matrimonial order to be filled in via the web.
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OpinionClin neg fixed fees: can the NHSLA change its ways?
Lawyers on both sides must have their say, but the success of fixed fees will rest on whether the litigation authority can break the habit.
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NewsMutual recognition critical, Bourns tells MPs, as Brexodus continues
More than 800 solicitors have sought to be admitted in Ireland since Brexit, justice committee hears.
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NewsSRA keen to lift barriers to solicitors offering unbundling
Roundtable discussion on litigants in person reveals plans for the regulator to publish guidance.
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NewsJudge condemns ‘self-defeating’ mass of evidence in Shell pollution claim
High Court rules that Netherlands-headquartered oil giant cannot be sued in London over pollution in Nigeria.
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NewsCompetition for housing legal aid 'could result in race to the bottom'
Government outlines price competition approach for civil legal aid contract work from April 2018.
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NewsMunby: video-links in family courts ‘a disgrace’
Family division president says reforms will not work without better court equipment.
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OpinionJustice cooperation and Brexit
It is good to see cooperation in criminal justice on the prime minister's Brexit agenda, but it is in our interests that this includes civil justice too.
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NewsAt last: MoJ announces timetable for LASPO review
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says 'enough time has passed’ since LASPO for the review process to begin.
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OpinionBig questions on fixed costs for civil litigators
Lawyers must accept the fixed fees concept and focus their energy on assisting the costs review – it could help them stay in business.
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NewsRolls-Royce in £670m deferred prosecution deal
High Court expected to approve 'big league' deal to avoid bribery prosecutions.
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NewsJackson hears from claimants over fixed costs
Meetings with claimants and defendants open review of fixed recoverable costs.
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NewsClaim form served late but dismissal application rejected
Claimant firm had attempted to deliver form in person on afternoon of service deadline.
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NewsJudge refuses to allow amendments filed a year after request
Court says it would have refused proposed changes even if they had a realistic prospect of success.
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OpinionWhy lawyers should oppose press coercion by costs
For better or worse, journalists do not belong among the regulated professions.
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NewsSolicitors flood MoJ with whiplash protests on consultation D-day
Law Society leads calls for a last-minute rethink of proposals for personal injury market.