All Civil justice articles – Page 8
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NewsCFAs and statutory bills 'uneasy bedfellows', says Court of Appeal
Commercial firm has lost its appeal against a decision that monthly invoices worth £12.8m were not statutory bills.
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OpinionThe need for 'judicial ADR activism' after Churchill v Merthyr Tydfill
For alternative dispute resolution to be a truly integral part of the civil court process, judges must be 'ADR active'.
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NewsSpeed up means test reforms, new government urged
Updated research suggests people living significantly below Minimum Income Standard will have to contribute towards legal costs.
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News'Oven-ready' Arbitration Bill introduced to parliament
Measure follows Law Commission recommendations - and bill lost in pre-election wash-up.
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NewsFamily court transparency pilot extended to private law cases
Family division president hopes latest development will improve public confidence in the family justice system.
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NewsMinistry of Defence drops defences in hearing-loss case
MoD will no longer dispute that it owes a duty of care to members of the armed forces exposed to noise in their service.
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OpinionTo fix civil justice, the new government has a mountain to climb
Problems in civil justice are more like climate change – an existential threat, but one that, day to day, many find easier to ignore.
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OpinionLIPs and the unregulated – a worsening story
A persistent challenge to professions is what to do about those who are forced to carry out their own services without any help and the role of unregulated providers.
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NewsFirm showed a ‘lackadaisical’ approach to breach of contract
County court judge ponders wasted costs order but says firm's behaviour was not improper.
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News£715m costs battle in warm-up to 'Dieselgate' claim
Three-day costs management hearing will alone run up legal bill of £3.65m.
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News'Satoshi perjuror' must be referred to DPP, court hears
Judge hears applications for injunctive relief following damning ruling on bitcoin entrepreneur Dr Craig Wright.
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NewsDisputes Week: CAT inundated by ‘class action’ surge
With the Competition Appeal Tribunal hosting a ‘glut’ of multi-billion-pound claims, proposed reform of the UK’s collective action regime may need to be resurrected.
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NewsVideo guide for unrepresented parties in civil and family court
Support Through Court worked with legal training company Bond Solon to produce the seven-minute video.
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NewsMan fails to end French civil partnership in England
’Clear difference’ in legal approaches between the two countries fails to persuade judge that France is not the right forum.
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NewsGeneral election ‘wash-up’: legislation mired in uncertainty
Other important business affecting lawyers also up in the air - as the Law Society concedes legal aid reform set to be 'kicked into the long grass'.
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NewsLimitation period set to remain in child sexual abuse claims
MoJ rejects inquiry's recommendation that three-year restriction be abolished - but wants to reverse burden of proof.
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NewsParties driven out of court by block listing backlogs
Litigants give up pursuing their claim to the full because of frustration with courts.