All Courts business articles – Page 135
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NewsMoJ probes new ways of raising cash from offenders
Review of financial impositions follows abolition of criminal courts charge in December.
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NewsLegal aid firm told to repay £800,000
High Court backs lord chancellor's claim to recoup payments on account.
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NewsProbate fees soar to £20k to fund courts
MoJ accused of 'stealing money from grannies' properties' with 129-fold rise in maximum fee.
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NewsCourt rules domestic violence legal aid time limit invalid
Rule requiring two-year time limit for providing some forms of evidence declared invalid.
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NewsJoint enterprise principle ‘wrongly interpreted’ – Supreme Court
Lawyers welcome Supreme Court ruling that could allow many convicted of murder under the doctrine to appeal their convictions.
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NewsLawyers press for cohabitation law update after court battle
A woman has won the battle to stop her deceased partner's share of home passing to his estranged wife.
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NewsLandmark ruling on predictive coding in disclosure
Judgment could create a new standard for automating document review process.
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NewsImmigration lawyers fail with challenge to secret evidence
Association claimed rule on undisclosed evidence was unfair, but nevertheless welcomes ‘helpful clarification’.
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OpinionTime to act on cohabitants
The law relating to unmarried couples is overdue for reform – whatever their sexuality.
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FeatureWithout prejudice privilege
The application of the privilege came into question in a recent Court of Appeal case.
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NewsCourt closures open way to less stressful justice, says charity
Details also emerge about the savings the MoJ expects to make from closing 86 courts.
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NewsMoJ confirms 86 out of 91 threatened courts will close
St Helens County Court among five sites to be reprieved.
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OpinionVara’s court fees defence is a charade
Why can’t the minister just admit what we all know? This was a policy pushed through at reckless speed.
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NewsCrown court breached open justice with note-taking ban
A Crown court judge had stopped a man taking notes in order to assert the court’s authority over a litigant in person.
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NewsVara rejects Dyson’s description of ‘desperate’ fees research
Justice minister says evidence was not limited to just 31 interviews of court users.
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NewsJudges ‘not always best placed’ to decide public interest
In some circumstances attorney general’s verdict is best – says the attorney general.
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ProfileCouple lose civil partnership case
Louise Whitfield represented straight partners who challenged ban on opposite-sex couples entering civil partnerships.
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NewsMishcon de Reya fights off £5m negligence claim
The former chair of Queens Park Rangers alleged the firm had breached its duty by not advising him properly on the sale of his stake in the football club.
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NewsCFA ‘terminated’ before assignment, court rules
Case likely to have significant impact on the personal injury sector, where thousands of claims have been sold on.
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NewsLawyers not negligent to advise settlement on steps
Judge says advice was proper given claimant ran the risk of losing the case.