All Courts business articles – Page 126
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Opinion
Faith in education
A recent judgment requiring schools to teach non-religious views on an equal footing with religious beliefs marks a welcome phase in our history.
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FeatureCivil procedure: expert evidence
A failure to control expert evidence will result in the court making adverse costs orders.
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NewsJudges’ morale sinks as justice becomes ‘unaffordable’ – LCJ
Annual report says civil justice now ‘unaffordable to most’, while reiterating concerns about litigants in person and poor state of IT.
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NewsBriggs review: online court needed to cut out lawyers
Interim report says online dispute resolution would remove ‘disproportionate cost of using lawyers’.
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FeatureLiPs, privilege and a solicitor’s duty
A solicitor meeting a litigant in person should explain the concept of without prejudice privilege.
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News‘Dishonesty claims that fail should incur penalties’
Carol Ravenscroft was awarded £3,500 at Manchester County Court last month after suffering injuries caused by a falling wardrobe at an Ikea store.
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Law ReportDamages
The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the defendant newspaper proprietor’s appeals against orders awarding substantial sums to eight claimants for misuse of private information derived from intercepting voicemail messages left on the claimants’ telephones.
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NewsStorm floods close three courts in northern England
No information yet on when affected courts are likely to re-open.
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NewsGrandmother felt ‘bullied’ by Ikea fundamental dishonesty allegation
Retailer said by judge to have taken a stance of ‘suspicion rather than sympathy’.
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NewsPart-time judge cleared of appearance of bias
Counsel appearing before part-time judge was her junior in a separate case.
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NewsSuspension upheld for barrister who held client money
Oliver White suspended for three months for ‘failing to act with integrity’ after claiming he could conduct litigation with the same freedoms as a solicitor.
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NewsGovernment to review sharia courts
Home secretary's initiative follows allegations that religious tribunals discriminate against women.
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OpinionPrison for financial crime
Confirmation of a long sentence for rigging Libor is a flash of steel at a time when the political pressure on corporate wrongdoing seems to be easing.
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NewsSteep rise in court fees confirmed
Justice minister Shailesh Vara says fees will increase by 10% across a range of civil proceedings.
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NewsCoA warns judges against ‘unlawful’ waiving of courts charge
Appeal rejected after Crown court had initially said charge offset by time on remand.
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NewsLCJ refers silk to regulator over ‘ill-judged’ humour
Michael Wolkind QC accused of ‘patronising and inappropriate attempts at humour’ in a murder trial.
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NewsJurisdiction tug-of-war over criminal legal aid challenges
Lord Justice Laws adjourns directions hearing for judicial review until Monday.
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NewsAddleshaw settles Berezovsky fee dispute
Settlement reached over unpaid fees relating to litigation by late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky.
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NewsLegal aid delay ‘not satisfactory excuse’ for JR appeals extension
Court of Appeal makes an exception but tells solicitors that future applications must be lodged within the prescribed time.