All Courts business articles – Page 134
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NewsMoJ proposes new round of court fee rises
‘General uplift’ including doubling of some fees to generate over £100m in additional income a year.
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NewsAction day 22: legal aid practitioners rally in London
Solicitors and barristers gathered outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court ahead of crucial meeting with Michael Gove tomorrow.
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NewsSupreme Court rejects human rights challenge to CFAs
Much-awaited judgment in Coventry consigns ‘cost wars’ to history, lawyers say.
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Separating couples ‘giving up on courts’ due to firm closures
Drop in private law cases reflects the large number of separating parents who have given up on courts, says Cafcass.
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NewsUK litigants taking higher share of Commercial Court cases
Number of UK litigants surges as London prepares to host new specialist list for complex financial markets cases.
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FeatureYugoslavia tribunal: legacy of war
The end is near for the groundbreaking international tribunal established to try alleged crimes committed in the conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.
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NewsGove gets to work on the courts and regulation
Justice secretary gives notice of radical reform programme including court closures and review of legal regulation.
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ProfileWelfare victory in Supreme Court
Mitchell Woolf acted for parents in a landmark case in which the court found for a claimants in a social security dispute.
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OpinionLondon must build on its lead
The new Financial List is a fillip for the capital but the initiative could go further.
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NewsCourt closures ‘won’t affect legal aid and family reforms’
Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service consulting on shutting nearly one-fifth of the courts estate.
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NewsFirm ‘lacked high standards of conduct’ in client transfer bid
Lord chief justice refuses application to transfer representation for convicted client.
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NewsExceptional funding scheme ‘unlawful’, High Court rules
People unable to pay for legal assistance ‘suffering in a way that parliament could not have intended’.
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NewsCouncil legal chief warns against curbs to judicial review
The assistant director of Essex Legal Services rebuts the government’s claims that judicial review actions are growing.
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NewsComplaints fall at relocated London county court
HMCTS reveals £3.6m will be saved every year by move – but solicitors call for money to be reinvested.
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Barrister loses racial discrimination claim against MoJ
Magistrates’ court employee claimed he was moved ‘under a cloud’ after he was investigated in connection with a fraud.
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NewsEpic Prest divorce battle rumbles on
In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Yasmin Prest was entitled to receive millions of pounds of property assets.
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Solicitor’s age bias claim rejected
Cardiff Employment Tribunal ruled that Tracy Fennell’s claim was not well founded.
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NewsJackson refuses costs for ‘chaotic’ trial bundles
Lord Justice Jackson unhappy with help given to ‘hapless’ judge in piecing together case.
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NewsJudge rejects ‘draconian’ costs ruling against firm
Firm had put in a bill for £131,514 in costs for a case which took 115 hours to prepare.