All Courts business articles – Page 143
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NewsLegal London battles on following Holborn blaze
Royal Courts of Justice among many premises closed following underground electrical fire in central London.
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OpinionThe Charlie and Lola election campaign
Political parties seem to be burying legal issues in the run-up to this May’s poll.
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NewsRoyal Courts of Justice closed following Holborn fire
Electrical fire under central London pavement forced thousands to evacuate nearby buildings, including RCJ, the Law Society and the Legal Services Board.
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NewsAppeal court to hear employment tribunal fees challenge
Unison trade union seeking to question the legality of fees introduced by the government in 2013.
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NewsGrayling promises to keep court fees increase ‘under review’
Lord chancellor writes to master of the rolls saying fee remission scheme will be looked at.
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FeatureLibel and slander
The Defamation Act 2013 in some respects reformed the English law on defamation. Here are example cases in which it has been applied since last January.
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OpinionWho wants to pay new court fees?
Criminal court charges create an incentive to exit the process.
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Profile£67m worldwide freezing order discharged
Yvonne Jefferies acted for client in application to discharge order freezing his assets.
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NewsGoogle fails in bid to stop privacy actions
Appeal judgment clarifies law on misuse of private information and on damages in absence of pecuniary loss.
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NewsSociety outrage at ‘back door’ criminal court fees
Law Society president Andrew Caplen described the new charges - slipped into legislation without debate - as ‘outrageous’ and a threat to fair trials.
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NewsClaim ends after court dismisses late amendment
Judge tells claimant: ‘This is modern-day commercial litigation’.
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FeatureRoundtable: family – relative values
Family lawyers take clients through some of the most difficult episodes of their lives – a process complicated by overstretched courts and inconsistent judgments.
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FeatureRevisiting divorce settlements
The case of Stephen and Ellen Debruin reopens the argument about whether judges’ wide discretion ends with fair results.
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NewsProperty dispute service saves clients court fees
Firm responds swiftly to civil court fee increases with the creation of a new out-of-court service.
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Opinion
Squeezing out claims
Access to justice is becoming a qualified right which is obliged to be set against the contents of the public purse.
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ProfileEx-wife of Dale Vince can make post-divorce claim
Miles Geffin is acting for Kathleen Wyatt, who is seeking £1.9m from her entrepreneur ex-husband – 23 years after they divorced.
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NewsSupreme Court upholds benefit cap
The appellants had argued that the £500 a week family cap breached Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsDog offence sentencing ‘must reflect new laws’
Sentencing Council consulting on guidelines for dangerous dog offences.
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NewsWitness-informing threatens fairness, Society warns
Crown Prosecution Service consulted on draft guidance on speaking to witnesses at court.
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NewsGrayling backs Leveson proposals
Lord chancellor ‘keen to make rapid progress’ on criminal justice efficiency.