All Courts business articles – Page 152
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NewsMore QASA delay calls
Solicitors’ Association of Higher Courts Advocates repeats calls despite Court of Appeal ruling.
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FeatureLiP service post-LASPO
A clutch of cases in which the president of the Family Division considered how to deal with unrepresented litigants.
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Scheme to speed up multi-tracks
The County Court at Central London pilot aims to reduce the number of hearings in multi-track cases.
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NewsCourt lifts £1.6m freezing order against City solicitor
‘No real risk of dissipation of assets’, says judge.
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Law ReportJudicial review
The claimants sought judicial review of the lord chancellor’s decisions that there would be 525 duty provider work contracts and an average immediate reduction of 8.75% in criminal legal aid fees.
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NewsHigh Court refuses withdrawal of settlement offer
Mr Justice Leggatt says it was ‘wrong in principle’ for defendant to make its application without notice to the claimant.
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NewsScottish government overhauls civil courts
Law Society voices ‘real concerns’ about potential delays and impact on access to justice.
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NewsCourt enforces German law on damages case
Gaynor Winrow had lived in Germany for eight years at time of road traffic accident.
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Opinion
Solicitors seeking an audience
Solicitor-advocates have been around in some capacity or another since the 1970s.
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Opinion
Fighting our local corner
Bedfordshire Law Society is battling against reallocation of criminal work.
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FeatureThe costs of rectification
This case continues to generate interesting discussion in the Supreme Court – this time on the issue of costs.
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NewsHigh Court deals LASPO blow to Grayling
Court rules that Ministry of Justice did not carry out adequate review of potential impact of reforms.
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NewsJudge dismisses 180 divorces over ‘industrial-scale fraud’
Sir James Munby says rules on divorce declarations have to be tighter.
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FeatureCommercial Court: ahead of the game
In the face of stiff competition from international rivals, can the Commercial Court maintain its pre-eminent position?
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FeatureFinancial remedy applications
A summary of the significant procedural developments affecting applications in the family court.
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OpinionDon’t milk the cash cow
London needs to safeguard its status as the leading centre for international legal services.
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NewsThousands wait as airlines refuse delay compensation
The Gazette understands the majority of airlines have deferred any payments until the Supreme Court's decision in Huzar v Jet2.
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News
Probation union says system ‘in chaos’
Probation workers have said the service is ‘in chaos’ following the government’s decision to privatise parts of the system. Speaking at a Labour party conference fringe event, NAPO spokeswoman Tania Bassett said the performance of the probation service since moving into private sector hands was worse than the union first ...
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NewsInsurer to bear costs of mirror wills mix-up
Supreme Court finds it would be unfair to settle parties’ costs from the estate as claimant would suffer a loss.