All Civil justice articles – Page 57
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NewsNo damage caused by civil legal aid reforms, says defiant MoJ
Government defends itself against a highly critical report on LASPO from the commons justice committee.
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News'Force lawyers into pro bono' - think tank
Report says public have lost trust in legal profession and recommends free work as a way to re-establish it.
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OpinionA portal for clin neg?
Fixed fees in clinical negligence would need to be within a tight process.
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FeatureRoundtable: personal injury
The impact of far-reaching civil justice reforms was greatest for personal injury lawyers – just as government intended. Leading practitioners discuss their responses at the latest Gazette roundtable, held in Manchester.
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NewsSafety net opens wider for civil legal aid cases
More applications for exceptional case funding now granted – but fewer attempts being made.
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NewsJustice secretary told pro bono ‘no substitute’ for legal aid
Cautious welcome to justice secretary’s speech – but Michael Gove faces warnings not to rely on lawyers working for free.
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OpinionLitigation is not so special after all
As budgeting beds in, the next logical step will be legal project management.
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OpinionCan wealthy lawyers really plug the justice gap?
Our first glimpse of the new lord chancellor was encouraging, but there are limits to the potential of pro bono.
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NewsLegal aid cuts remove ‘£200-an-hour’ lawyers – justice minister
Lord Faulks rebuffs calls for an immediate review of LASPO.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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NewsProfessional negligence warning over costs budgeting
Survey shows only one in 10 commercial litigators made an application to revise agreed costs budget upwards.
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NewsJackson: costs management is here to stay
Leading judge says hostility to his reforms is reducing, but recommends some judicial discretion.
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OpinionCourts confused on CFAs
Errors in conditional fee agreements have been met with a conflicting approach from the courts.
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Opinion
Dyson reinvents wheel
Is this not precisely the system we had under the pre-Woolf rules of the Supreme Court?
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NewsFixed fees for deafness top insurers’ agenda
Association of British Insurers keen for more reform of civil justice system.
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OpinionMoves afoot on rehab
Rehabilitation doesn’t get written about much. But new guidance aims to help claimant lawyers and insurers.
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Justice report proposes new model for disputes
Report responds to major cuts to legal aid and cuts to the HM Courts & Tribunals Service budget, which have left individuals unable to enforce their rights.
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NewsSolicitors concerned over judge replacement pilot
The Civil Procedure Rules were updated this year to allow for judges to be replaced by legal advisers for certain tasks.
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Opinion
Justice lies in ruins
The coalition government has done great harm to access to justice, the courts and to practitioners – the charge sheet is shocking.