All Civil justice articles – Page 65
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OpinionJackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon
Lawyers eagerly await the outcome of the Mitchell case, which could take a tough stance on breaches of court rules.
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NewsVara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle
Portfolio includes judicial policy, civil law and justice, international business, legal services and claims management regulation.
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FeatureJackson: power of positive thinking
It is time to stop talking down the personal injury sector and start believing.
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FeatureJackson’s civil justice reforms: the verdict is in
Key elements of Lord Justice Jackson’s reforms are six months old. Eduardo Reyes quizzed senior practitioners on their impact so far.
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FeatureOpening ceremony
We report on events that marked the start of the legal year, which were attended by controversy.
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FeatureEffect of Jackson reforms on expert witness contracts
How might the Jackson reforms impact on contracts arising from the engagement of expert witnesses?
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Ministers offer costs protection for defamation victims of ‘modest means’
Government proposes to implement Leveson proposals on qualified one-way costs shifting.
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NewsScotland’s ‘Jackson’ proposes DBAs and QOCS
A review of civil litigation funding in Scotland has drawn many of the same conclusions as Jackson LJ.
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NewsGrayling confirms legal aid concessions
The justice secretary today published revised plans for criminal legal aid contracting.
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FeatureNew Civil Procedure Rules: handmaid or mistress?
Indulgence can no longer be granted where parties fail to comply with their procedural obligations.
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NewsFirm money could help plug aid gap
Low Commission report calls for a £100m 10-year national advice and legal support fund.
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FeatureDBAs: greater need for expert early case assessment
It is crucial that prospective claimants get an ‘early case assessment’ of the potential scale of any settlement under Jackson’s new damages-based agreements.
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NewsDoubts over MoJ’s savings target
The Ministry of Justice’s ability to hit its budget target called into question
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FeatureDealing with closed courts
In Bank Mellat, the Supreme Court deployed a closed session for the first time. This is worrying for the future of justice, writes Kartik Mittal
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FeatureClaim forms and ‘good reason’
In Abela and others v Baadarani [2013] UKSC 44, the Supreme Court provided important guidance on the interpretation and application of rule 6.15(1) and (2)
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FeatureMediation: an acquired taste
Despite government plans to steer disputes into mediation, take-up has been slow
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NewsLaw graduate venture aims to help LiPs
A former law student who graduated this month has set up a business guiding litigants in person through the court process.
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McNally under fire over Lips claim
Justice minister Lord McNally is facing criticism from lawyers over a claim that cases involving litigants in person (LiPs) are ‘normally’ completed more quickly than those where parties have legal representation. The Liberal Democrat peer was responding to a report by a judicial working group calling for new measures to ...
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Sir John Thomas will be next lord chief justice
Sir John Thomas is to succeed Lord Judge as lord chief justice, Number 10 Downing Street confirmed today. Thomas was chosen over the two other applicants – Lady Justice Hallett, who is currently Thomas’s deputy at the Queen’s Bench Division and who chaired the 7/7 London bombing inquest; and Lord ...
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Petition calls for civil claims centre closure
An online petition is calling on the government to halt the ‘industrialisation of the judicial system’ by immediately shutting down the Salford civil claims centre. The centre, which was opened in early 2012, is the HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s (HMCTS) centralised facility for handling civil claims. It aims to ...