All Civil justice articles – Page 52
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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.
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OpinionWill patients know when they need a lawyer?
The NHS Litigation Authority’s mediation service will work best when claimants are legally represented.
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NewsNew legal aid ‘advice deserts’ emerge
Legal Aid Agency has issued expressions of interest to provide housing and debt services in the north of England.
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NewsJudge rules on £55m oil dispute after one-day hearing
Case is first to be decided under the ‘shorter trials scheme’.
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E&W must learn from Scotland over ‘unfair’ county court judgments – MP
New mechanism should be created to prevent unfair credit rulings, MPs hear.
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News‘Viewing centres’ to preserve open justice in online age
‘Justice must not disappear down an Alice-style rabbit hole,’ says senior presiding judge.