All Civil justice articles – Page 51
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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.
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MoJ ‘considers’ additional protections for vulnerable witnesses
Government is working with the judiciary to develop a statutory framework for family courts.
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NewsGovernment silent on paperless divorce timetable
Family solicitor Tony Roe says a pilot will require rule changes via a yet-to-be-published practice direction.
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OpinionThe cash is flowing into litigation
Funding industry's overall direction of travel is clear.
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NewsMunby: vulnerable witnesses reform ‘matter of priority’
President of the Family Division says he would welcome bar on abuse victims being cross-examined by their alleged perpetrators.
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OpinionMediation today – settlement or structural failure?
Legal practitioners are increasingly impervious to the arts of mediation – but it can achieve remarkable results.
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Pro bono clinics report greater number of ‘distressed’ clients
Charity LawWorks highlights devastating impact legal woes are having on clients’ mental and physical health.
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NewsMoJ ignores travel time request for alternative court venues
Commons justice select committee wanted government assurance over court estates programme.
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NewsDomestic violence legal aid applications rise
Government relaxed time limit for reporting following Court of Appeal ruling in February.
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News‘Filling their stockings’: Labour backs ‘fat cats’ campaign against whiplash reforms
Feeding fatcats campaign launch Source: Michael Cross Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon (third from right) launches campaign against PI reforms. Trade union firm highlights windfalls to insurers from proposed PI changes.