All Courts business articles – Page 115
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FeatureFamily: sharing foreign pensions on divorce
How will a significant change from established practice affect the court’s power to rule on foreign pensions?
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NewsEmployers cough up £83k under tribunal penalty regime
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued 60 notices since April 2016.
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NewsSenior judges back Briggs civil justice plans
Joint statement says all 62 recommendations 'merit equal attention’ along with online court.
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NewsJunior advocates lose out to QCs in new fees regime – Society
Chancery Lane says solicitor-advocates and junior advocates will receive much smaller increases than the 10% proposed for QCs.
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NewsMoJ publishes advocacy fee proposals
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says new fee scheme for advocates will be based on complexity of work.
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MoJ ‘considers’ additional protections for vulnerable witnesses
Government is working with the judiciary to develop a statutory framework for family courts.
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NewsCity solicitor likely to face SRA action after assault conviction
In-house solicitor charged following events at a London rowing club dinner in 2015.
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NewsMunby: vulnerable witnesses reform ‘matter of priority’
President of the Family Division says he would welcome bar on abuse victims being cross-examined by their alleged perpetrators.
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NewsCampaigners hope transfer will save city's court
Ministry of Justice says it is will to consider proposal to move Crown work to empty magistrates’ court in Chichester.
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Commercial Court dismisses Tchenguiz claim
Decision is part of long-running case surrounding sale of Somerfield to Co-Op.
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NewsCity firm escapes £2m negligence claim on appeal
Lewis Silkin argues in Court of Appeal that impact of financial crash was outside its scope of duty.
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NewsImmigration appeal delays ‘shocking’ as backlog reaches 63,000
Government says it is confident it has sufficient capacity to deal with the number of appeals.
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Duo jailed for £150-a-claim bribery deal
Insurance worker would meet claims management company employee to pass on data.
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NewsEuropean court’s snooping judgment ‘bolsters privilege’
Law Society welcomes limitations on the interception of legally privileged information.
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NewsNew terms and conditions for judges will hinder diversity – Society
Chancery Lane says Ministry of Justice proposals will be favourable to 'those with more secure financial circumstances'.
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NewsUK not ‘re-entering EU through back door’, City lawyers tell MPs
City lawyers appear before House of Commons justice committee.
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NewsMagistrate sacked for failing to understand legal adviser’s role
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says David Lynds JP has been removed from office.
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NewsBrexit: government must safeguard legal sector, says City lobby group
TheCityUK urges clarification from government on how it will retain UK legal reputation post-Brexit.
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NewsFamily solicitors welcome call for tougher enforcement powers
Law Commission says up to £20m goes unpaid as a result of non-compliance with family financial orders.
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NewsMoJ ignores travel time request for alternative court venues
Commons justice select committee wanted government assurance over court estates programme.