All Courts business articles – Page 159
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Law ReportLegal aid
Six claims were heard together in which each claimant challenged the defendant Director of Legal Aid Casework’s decisions refusing to grant legal aid in respect of their immigration proceedings.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses ‘right to die’ appeal
Majority rules that it is up to parliament to change the law.
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OpinionRebekah Brooks is innocent. Move on.
Everyone seems to have an opinion on high-profile trials, but justice is not Big Brother.
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NewsCases on hold pending post-Mitchell guidance
The Master of the Rolls is expected to issue fresh guidance on relief from sanctions after hearing three post-Mitchell cases in the Court of Appeal.
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FeatureManagement receivership orders
Emma Jarvis on how the Supreme Court has brought management receivership orders back from the brink.
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OpinionConsumer protection at a cost
While the Jet2 ruling supported the rights of customers, the court’s decision stretched the meaning of a European regulation.
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Court of Appeal rules against second airline on flight delays
Claimant had been delayed by six hours on a flight from Gatwick to the Dominican Republic and sought £480 compensation.
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FeatureFeatured broadcast: Mitchell sanctions damaging to litigation – Society
The Law Society calls for clear guidance on costs sanctions and a re-emphasis of parts of the Mitchell judgment. Featuring a broadcast of proceedings, courtesy of Sky News.
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NewsBattle lines drawn at CoA for Mitchell triple-header
Lord Dyson, joined on the bench by Lord Justice Jackson, will hear three cases today and tomorrow concerning relief from sanctions.
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OpinionPoor Goliath can’t even raise a smile
Corporations are guilty of disingenuous nonsense when they scaremonger about claims.
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NewsEmployment claims on ‘downward spiral’
Claims dropped 81% in the first quarter of 2014, official figures show.
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NewsBid to save legal aid for domestic violence victims
Two charities have brought an action to quash ‘restrictive’ evidential requirements needed to get legal aid.
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NewsJet2 flight delay ruling ‘opens floodgates’ to claims
Court rules that a technical fault could not be defined as ‘extraordinary circumstances’.
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NewsQASA fight pushes LSB legal spend up 10-fold
Accounts show regulator’s overall spending falling slightly.
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News26-week care limit is not a straitjacket, says Hughes
The justice minister and top family judge give strong backing to London’s Family Drug and Alcohol Court at a Law Society conference.
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FeatureFamily Drug and Alcohol Court: breaking the habit
Despite precarious funding, the court has pioneered an approach to fighting parental addiction that keeps more families together.
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FeatureChartwell – relief from sanctions
A judgment deriving from an exception to the general rule on efficiency and proportionality.
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NewsEmployment claimants go forum shopping
It is ‘unclear’ whether the claims total has plummeted by the official figure of 80%, a former president of Employment Tribunals says.
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FeatureLegal services orders
A recent decision should herald an increase in the use of legal services orders.