All Civil justice articles – Page 61
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FeatureCosts-shifting and the Year of the Sheep
How qualified one-way costs shifting will prompt more costs orders against solicitors.
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NewsCFA regime ‘vital after legal aid abolition’
Law Society and Ministry of Justice both argue against defendant’s claim of human rights violation in Coventry case.
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OpinionMoJ sees legal aid cuts as a job well done
Opponents can choose any adjective they like to describe LASPO, but the blows never seem to inflict any damage.
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OpinionWhy SME clients are under threat
Court fees are just the latest blow to smaller businesses seeking to enforce their rights.
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NewsGovernment still playing ‘catch up’ on LASPO
PAC chair Margaret Hodge says it is ‘deeply disturbing’ that reforms were not based on evidence.
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NewsSociety mounts challenge to new court fees
Solicitors warn new charges will restrict justice to those who can afford it.
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NewsCoA overturns ‘fundamentally unfair’ care order
A care order for three children made less than three weeks after Liverpool City Council had applied for it has been overturned.
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NewsLate claimant’s bid to delay trial refused
But judge does allow claimant to serve witness statement as he did not want to ‘artificially tie its hands’.
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OpinionWe are still in the dark on proportionality
Judges are quick to chop down legal bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means.
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Opinion
Back to basics
The government should be taken to task for its ‘unprincipled and unconscionable’ failure to provide the basics of a civilised justice system.
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OpinionEquality and difference
A heterosexual couple may struggle in their attempt to register as civil partners.
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NewsDate set for judicial review showdown
Lord chancellor says he intends to return to parliament with ‘further thoughts on how we take matters forward’.
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NewsMunby: legal aid system ‘not humane’
Family Division chief angry at delays that have held up child adoption case, saying system acts as a barrier to funding.
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OpinionPortal claims: no room for mistakes
The doctrine of mistake doesn’t apply in the process-driven portal.
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NewsRepresentation slumps in family law
From July to September both parties were represented in just 24% of cases.
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OpinionCounting the cost of cuts
There are many knock-on consequences of civil legal aid cuts, as a recent National Audit Office report notes.
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NewsTelephone gateway understanding 'disappointing' - MoJ
Ministry of Justice says legal aid system is working well but there remains a lack of awareness.
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NewsMinister tells judges to keep out of legal aid disputes
Shailesh Vara tells committee of MPs that existing rules should be adhered to in funding issues.
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OpinionThe problem with budgeting
Tactical budgets, hearing delays and inexperienced judges. Is budgeting working?
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OpinionHodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts
Civil servants were given a brutal going over by MPs out for blood.