All Courts business articles – Page 139
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NewsCourt sparring begins in legal aid contract challenges
High Court hearing into management of litigation over new crime duty contracts lasted nearly three hours.
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NewsAppeal decision protects solicitor offering ‘unbundled’ advice
Solicitors do not have a broader duty of care when instructed on a limited retainer, judges rule in negligence case.
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NewsEmployment lawyers urge caution over online court
Lord Justice Briggs to produce interim report on the structure of civil courts by the end of this year.
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NewsCourts charge has ‘not gone correctly’ – lord chief justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd hopes the government will soon look at financial penalties ‘in the round’.
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ProfileActing for an oligarch’s ‘secret daughter’
Paul Green acted for Anastasia Goncharova, who claims to be the daughter of deceased Kakha Bendukidze.
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FeatureClosed Material Procedures: disclosure
The question of what procedural fairness demands in the context of national security is troubling the courts.
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OpinionStructured mayhem in court
Criminal justice may be ritualised and in some respects archaic, but a strict regimen is critical to fair trials.
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NewsConveyancing firm wins appeal over valuation
Court of Appeal judgment highlights scope of duty of solicitors instructed on behalf of both borrower and lender.
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NewsElectronic filing trial extended to cover Rolls Building
The pilot scheme lasts for a year from 16 November and is an extension of the e-filing system already in place in the TCC.
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NewsClifford Chance Libor documents covered by legal privilege, court rules
A High Court judge holds that lawyers must be able to give ‘candid factual briefings’ secure in the knowledge communications will not be disclosed.
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NewsMoJ to publish impact of reforms on civil legal aid
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton says three research projects have been carried out.
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NewsMcKenzie friend poured ‘fuel on flames’ in Blackpool FC libel case
High Court judge awards aggravated damages – in part due to conduct of case.
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Opinion
Going down in the world
Against a background of cutbacks in courts and staff, what does the future hold?
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses £85 parking ticket challenge
Fine imposed for overstaying a two-hour parking limit was not an unlawful penalty, judges rule in Beavis v ParkingEye.
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NewsGove hints at scrapping criminal courts charge
The lord chancellor admits the charge is a ‘cause for concern’.
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NewsSupreme Court justice brands gender quotas ‘corrosive’
Lord Hodge says legal profession is changing at a ‘remarkable’ speed.
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FeatureLocalism bill does not rule out bias
Apparent bias remains a serious risk to local government decisions, as some recent judgments show.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Drink and Drug Drive Case Notes
I am put off by law reports but the annotations in these notes make them extremely useful.
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OpinionA welcome review of coroners
A review of coroners’ practices is long overdue – as a recent case has shown.