All Civil justice articles – Page 57
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NewsLegal aid billing system postponed again
Client and cost management system will only be mandatory for Special Children Act applications in February.
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NewsMirror’s appeal against phone-hacking awards dismissed
Awards made in the High Court to victims of phone hacking were part of a ‘careful and comprehensive judgment’, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsSupreme Court rejects second shot at relief from sanctions
Deputy High Court judge had initially allowed relief after Mr Justice Hildyard dismissed applicants’ first appeal.
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NewsNew timeframe for filing costs budgets
Budgets for claims worth less than £50,000 will need to be filed with the directions questionnaire, Civil Procedure Rule Committee reveals.
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OpinionDangers of out-of-touch law
Judges should heed LCJ's warning that law may ‘ossify’ if arbitration replaces the courts.
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Call to make electronic filing mandatory in Rolls Building
CPRC advised that electronic filing should become mandatory if not enough parties take it up voluntarily
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NewsLitigation funder pulls plug on new investments
Chairman says Juridica lacked the ‘scale and diversity’ to invest successfully.
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Media merger creates 24-partner firm
Specialist London firm Lee & Thompson to absorb Forbes Anderson Free.
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NewsAppeal decision protects solicitor offering ‘unbundled’ advice
Solicitors do not have a broader duty of care when instructed on a limited retainer, judges rule in negligence case.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses £85 parking ticket challenge
Fine imposed for overstaying a two-hour parking limit was not an unlawful penalty, judges rule in Beavis v ParkingEye.
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NewsClaimants want to avoid court but still shun mediation – MoJ poll
At least 78% of each different group of claimant expects their case to go in their favour, with just 1% forecasting defeat.
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OpinionAre lawyers colluding on fees?
Judges have highlighted a ‘conspiracy’ on lawyers’ fees in budgets.
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NewsRise of LiPs not causing delays, says courts chief
HM Courts & Tribunals Service CEO says court documents should change to help litigants in person.
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OpinionA little help for smaller business clients
To their credit, judges are focusing on SMEs. But the government is not.
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OpinionCourt closures contradict PM’s equality rhetoric
Courts estate is set to be brutally pared – and the poorest will suffer.
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NewsJustice system must adapt to life without lawyers – LCJ
Lord Thomas also heralds increasing possibility of online courts to resolve disputes.
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NewsSociety tells Gove: you must save 59 courts from closure
Solicitors report major flaws with consultation and fear clients will be unable to access courts.
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NewsForex claims may test new class action right
Consumer Rights Act provides procedure for 'opt-out' actions on behalf of victims of anticompetitive behaviour.
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NewsCivil court fee increases a ‘serious own goal’ – City lawyers
The Ministry of Justice proposes doubling the maximum court levy to £20,000 to generate an extra £60m in income each year.