All Courts business articles – Page 125
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NewsNew judgment ‘kills’ unbundled legal services
Chancery Lane calls for statutory protection after ruling framed with reference to unbundled services ‘sends a signal that people should be very cautious about accepting limited retainers’.
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NewsDispute over £4,000 repair bill racks up £300,000 in costs
‘Disproportionate’ a ‘wholly inadequate’ adjective to describe costs incurred in dispute, judge says.
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NewsBriggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’
Civil courts reformer appears at London policy event with Jackson LJ, who is standing firm on fixed costs.
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NewsTony Guise hearing adjourned
Prominent City solicitor had been due to appear at Redhill Magistrates' Court.
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Opinion
Judgment day
Low-level number of judgments against businesses probably down to 600% or so increase in up-front court fees.
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NewsSolicitors sceptical as specialist court idea gets new lease of life
‘Problem-solving’ courts are back on the agenda but some solicitors are sceptical after past experience.
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FeatureTrial advocacy fee and fixed costs
A novel issue surrounding the trial advocacy fee came before Coulson J in the High Court.
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NewsLegal aid ‘safety net’ scheme lawful, appeal court rules
MoJ overturns challenge on Exceptional Case Funding – but Briggs LJ dissents, describing the scheme as ‘inherently unfair’.
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NewsPlans unveiled to tackle backlog and delays at Court of Appeal
Master of the rolls Lord Dyson says judges consider the status quo unacceptable and unsustainable.
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NewsHigh Court judge will sit out cases amid ‘bias’ row
Mr Justice Peter Smith sent a letter to Blackstone Chambers following a newspaper article by Lord Pannick QC criticising the judge.
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High Court backs predictive coding in first contested case
Ruling could encourage more lawyers to use automated review process in e-disclosure.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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NewsLet law firms host court hearings – rights thinktank
Justice urges government to capitalise on ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to transform civil courts.
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NewsInterpreters lose MoJ race bias challenge
Employment Tribunal did not misdirect itself, Court of Appeal says.
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ProfileVictory in union's construction ‘blacklist’ battle
GMB legal director Maria Ludkin represented its members who appeared on a ‘blacklist’ accessed by major construction companies.
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NewsCFAs ‘validly assigned’, judge rules
Judgment will be welcomed by firms that bought up thousands of pre-Jackson cases.
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NewsSentencing guidelines to reflect influence of technology
Sentencing Council says the practice of recording and sharing photos to humiliate victims has become increasingly common.
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NewsJudge raps solicitor over ‘negligent’ will
Wills and probate lawyer who had already settled the dispute says he does not agree with judge's reported comments.
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NewsCity solicitor sets up online system for contract disputes
Co-founder Quentin Bargate says Ajuve platform is the first of its kind from a private company.
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