All Civil justice articles – Page 67
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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 ...
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Portal extension rules published – with just 14 working days to go
The Ministry of Justice has finally published the rules that will frame the long-awaited extension of the online claims portal – just 14 working days before the new arrangements come in to force. The 65th update to the Civil Procedure Rules extends the low-value personal injury scheme for RTAs to ...
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Case management and evidence
Changes were made to this on 1 April in parts 3, 16-19, of the Civil Procedure Rules, including: 1. It should be more robust, and wherever possible multi-track cases should be case-managed by the same judge throughout (docketing)(not in the rules but guidance given to judges). 2. Replacement of the ...
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Expert report warns government to hold off RTA portal extension
Government plans to extend the RTA portal from next year were today dealt a blow by one of its own advisers.
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Portal protestors issue letter before action
Personal injury lawyers have started a process that could lead to a judicial review into reforms planned for the Road Traffic Accident Portal next April.
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Adviser warns on traffic accident portal fees
Major upheaval of the personal injury sector is happening too quickly and without evidence to support it, according to the government’s own adviser on the subject.
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New portal fees threaten access to justice, says Society
Thousands of personal injury solicitors face uncertain futures after the government unveiled plans to slash fees for road traffic accident work.