All Courts business articles – Page 12
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Lawyer 'fundamentally dishonest' over car accident symptoms
Activities undertaken by claimant included Four Waterfalls Walk in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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Author loses dragon copyright claim against John Lewis
Fay Evans conducted a media campaign alleging retailer’s 2019 Christmas ad featured a dragon ‘strikingly similar’ to one of her own characters.
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Judge warns of 'very strict criteria' for non-molestation orders
Significant increase in applications for orders since pandemic, says judge.
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Family lawyers welcome 'revolutionary' surrogacy recommendations
Law Commission proposes regime that allows intended parents to become legal parents at birth.
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Lack of data could hinder PM's anti-social behaviour drive
No figures are collected on the effectiveness of sanctions - or the number of unrepresented defendants in magistrates' courts.
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County court delay forced landlord to pay £355 court fee twice
Housing possession data collected by law firm highlights regional variations for application-processing and enquiries.
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Judgment does justice to intrepid couple's tale of holiday woe
Ice conditions making the North West Passage unnavigable were not ‘unforeseeable circumstances’, judge finds.
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'Mistakes were made': court reforms paused
Law Society welcomes acknowledgement by HMCTS that it tried to 'change too much, too quickly'.
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Compulsory mediation proposed for 'low level' family disputes
Government measures would also see financial penalties imposed on parents 'unreasonably' prolonging court proceedings.
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Consultation begins on unifying Welsh tribunal system
Counsel general announces 'another step towards designing a coherent and high-performing justice system for Wales'.
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Tribunal right to strike out judge's grievance claims
Crown court judge argued summary determination of her claims was not appropriate, but the Employment Appeal Tribunal demurred.
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Soophia Khan sentenced to 12 months in prison for contempt
Judge says court has shown ‘considerable degree of indulgence’ to the once prominent solicitor.
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Magistrates' sentencing powers scaled back
Government pauses measure that enabled magistrates to jail people for up to a year.
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Pay dispute between government and judges rumbles on
Appeal tribunal remits case after overturning lower court's finding that judges were part-time workers in their 'sitting up' capacity.
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High Court ruling expected to widen scope of legal aid for parents
Public Law Project represented domestic abuse complainant whose child was not treated as part of her household.
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MoJ to revise 'outdated' thresholds for court fee remission scheme
Consultation paper says income thresholds are out of step with increased living costs.
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Court set to hear claims of 'secret' IP commissions
Judge refuses bid by Marks & Clerk LLP to strike out group claim brought on behalf of businesses paying patent renewal fees.
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Legal aid: Society seeks permission to challenge Raab in court
Chancery Lane says it will do everything in its power to secure fair deal for solicitors on criminal legal aid fees.
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MoJ opts against payment reform to Mental Capacity Act
Legislation will not be changed to make it easier for parents to access matured child savings accounts.
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Sanction for judge who 'displayed subconscious bias'
HHJ Tacey Cronin asked UK-born litigant if they had researched the law 'in the country in which you are living'.