All Courts business articles – Page 149
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NewsDyson: costs budgeting training needed for legal profession
Master of the rolls suggests lawyers need educating in case management, as has happened for judges.
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FeatureHow unlawful are quashed legal aid regulations?
The High Court quashed 2014 civil legal aid regulations but challenges to them may not be straightforward.
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NewsLawyers urged to treat litigants in person ‘with courtesy’
Guidance issued by representative bodies also includes advice on dealing with McKenzie friends.
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NewsNo anti-father bias in family courts, research finds
Men and women have similar success rates when applying to get access to their children in family courts, according to a study of 200 cases.
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NewsEmployment tribunal caseload rebounds after slump
The number of single claims in tribunal cases jumps 16% in six months after slump caused by fees.
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FeatureFinancial remedy and Wyatt v Vince
The key issues in the ‘highly unusual’ divorce case involving energy entrepreneur Dale Vince and his ex-wife.
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NewsFour out of 10 divorce petitions flawed
Solicitors told to conduct checks as Bury St Edmunds centre gears up to handle 40% of all divorce work in England and Wales.
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NewsMoJ accelerates court Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi will be available in all magistrates’ and Crown courts by October – after 18 months of work.
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NewsPlea to help journalists report civil appeals
Proposal that parties should bring two extra copies of skeleton arguments for court reporters.
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NewsDyson: law change may be needed to fill civil legal aid gap
Master of the rolls suggests public funding for cross-examination in certain civil cases, after overturning an order for government to cover LIP’s legal costs.
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NewsEx-bouncer McKenzie friend banned after calling lawyer a ‘lying slag’
Nigel Baggaley found to have sworn at court staff and threatened opponents.
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FeaturePatient consent and medical advice
Supreme Court ruling on consent puts patient choice at the forefront and leaves the door open to more litigation.
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NewsSupreme Court overturns ban on James Rhodes autobiography
Ruling on publication of concert pianist’s memoirs hailed as a victory for free speech.
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NewsLegal aid legislation ‘disgracefully complex’
Court of Appeal calls for clarity over availability of funding for county court proceedings.
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NewsSolicitor owed £40k in fees accuses SRA
Andrew Williams, a director of Essex firm Lillywhite Williams, was wrongly intervened into last October without notice.
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FeatureCivil procedure: costs recoverability
Do the provisions under the Civil Procedure Rules concerning costs recoverability in Aarhus Convention claims apply to public bodies?
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FeatureTransforming summary justice
Will the latest initiative to make magistrates’ courts more efficient actually work?
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NewsSupreme Court ‘iPlayer’ time limit condemned
Supreme Court proceedings on video archive will be available for just one year before they submerge for five years.
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FeatureCommercial property: construction of conditional contracts
A recent judgment over the purchase of a Berkshire shopping centre adds some clarity to interpretation of conditional contracts.
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NewsDelays in Court of Protection 'readily tolerated' – Munby
President of Family Division calls for changes to procedure and behaviour in the court to mirror those in family court.