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All Civil justice articles – Page 5
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NewsMPs' 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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NewsNational 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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NewsJudge 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.
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NewsMPs criticise HMCTS for 'burning through' £1.3bn court reform budget
Damning report from public accounts committee reveals only £120m left but programme nowhere near complete.
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NewsLegal aid firm to 'wind down operations' after 24 years
Founder Nicola Mackintosh says low rates, rising overheads and government bureaucracy have made recruitment and retention impossible.
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NewsCourt of Appeal showdown on compulsory mediation
Campaign groups say the precedent set almost 20 years ago in Halsey cannot be upheld.
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NewsJudge urges harmonisation of ‘arbitrary’ rules on embargoed draft judgments
High Court judge bemoans the ‘ongoing confusion’ surrounding contempt of court and which judgments can be shared.
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OpinionLegal aid expansion threatened by an antiquated IT system
Legal Aid Agency's digital system is a barrier to many proposals for legal aid reform. The government must invest in it now.
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NewsAccess to justice 'should be every lord chancellor's mission', says Chalk
Legal aid barrister 'spending a little time in politics' promises parliamentarians that he will do his best.
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NewsMoR's online procedure committee to meet this month
Team charged with creating the civil dispute resolution ‘funnel’ to include claimant specialist Brett Dixon.
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NewsMental Capacity Act 'toolkit' for parents
Ministry of Justice embarks on awareness-raising exercise after opting against payment reform.
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NewsClaimant who beat her own offer by 7p penalised for 'tactical step'
County court rules that reduction on Part 36 offer was not a genuine attempt to settle costs issue.
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NewsMoR not concerned ahead of fixed costs extension
Sir Geoffrey Vos says change will be huge - but should not affect access to justice.
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NewsCivil court delays the 'worst on record'
At Dartford the wait now extends to a remarkable 829 days.
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NewsInflation warning over legal aid reforms
Ministry of Justice publishes response to means test proposals nearly a year after consultation ended.
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NewsSolicitors in line of fire in UCL group action
Claimant lawyers accused of being more focused on drumming up business than properly checking claims.
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NewsJudge throws out DeepMind NHS data action
Claim for misuse of private information for about 1.6 million patients fails the 'same interest' test for collective redress.
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NewsDechert loses appeal bid to stop new trial in 'perjury school' case
Ruling is latest twist in series of claims following 2020 ruling that Farhad Azima had defrauded the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority.
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NewsNeuberger: public arbitration awards worth considering
Former Supreme Court president highlights importance of open justice during London International Disputes Week.