All Civil justice articles – Page 54
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OpinionWill lawyers really have a role in the online court?
It’s nice of Briggs LJ to include lawyers, but it feels like a token gesture.
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FeatureFundamental dishonesty: shifting the lexicon of law
Three years on we are still lacking definitive guidance on ‘fundamental dishonesty’.
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NewsBriggs: online courts will not offer second-class legal service
‘I am not looking at this as creating a lawyer-free zone,’ says judge charged with civil justice review.
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NewsBanks ‘breach natural justice’ to thwart mis-selling claims
Banks that mis-sold hedging products have avoided billions in compensation payouts by acting as 'judge and jury' on claims, lawyers allege.
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OpinionCosts: a harsh lesson on proportionality
The slashing of a successful claimant’s costs casts some light on the new rule.
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OpinionOmbudsman schemes: propping up justice
This type of alternative dispute resolution can become an integral part of the civil justice system.
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Dyson: extending fixed costs is the way forward
The government last week conceded that it would not meet its 1 October timetable for introducing fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence cases.
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OpinionHow fixed costs are looking
The more things develop, the more one gets the sense that the reality is going to be less radical than first feared.
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NewsBriggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’
Civil courts reformer appears at London policy event with Jackson LJ, who is standing firm on fixed costs.
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FeatureTrial advocacy fee and fixed costs
A novel issue surrounding the trial advocacy fee came before Coulson J in the High Court.
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NewsPlans unveiled to tackle backlog and delays at Court of Appeal
Master of the rolls Lord Dyson says judges consider the status quo unacceptable and unsustainable.
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NewsConsumer watchdog warns of interpreters acting as ‘introducers’
Legal Services Consumer Panel identifies three priority areas for Legal Services Board to work on.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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FeatureCivil justice: my vision for the Online Court
Civil justice is quite simply not available to the majority of ordinary individuals and small businesses.
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NewsNo more costs reform without evidence, lawyers urge
Fixed costs should not be extended until we know what impact reforms such as budgeting have had so far, ACL conference hears.
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NewsGrowth in mediations slows as fees soar
Experienced mediators now charge £4,500 per day – and lawyers are in a minority for the first time.
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OpinionWill MedCo be expanded beyond whiplash?
Some worrying clues suggest the online portal’s remit may be widened.
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India's top judge pleads for help to clear backlog of cases
India’s Supreme Court has 60,000 cases outstanding.
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NewsFees shortfall helped create £427m black hole – MoJ chief
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton outlines struggles of meeting spending settlement.
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FeatureRoundtable: civil litigation
Litigators are trained to think on their feet – which is just as well, given the recurrent bouts of legislative and procedural reform imposed on them.