All Courts business articles – Page 160
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Law ReportImmigration
The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (the FTT) assessed the claimant asylum seeker as a minor, but the High Court in distinct judicial review proceedings found that he was not a minor.
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OpinionIt’s impossible to solve the Mitchell riddle
Jackson wanted consistency; lawyers want common sense. The two are incompatible.
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NewsMinistry plays down fee protest as judge acts
Government insists solicitor boycott has had ‘minimal’ impact, after a judge issued a note on dealing with unrepresented defendants.
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NewsAppeal court set for triple Mitchell showdown
Master of the rolls to hear appeals that should finally offer clarity over post-Jackson landscape.
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FeatureCriticising judges: a risky business?
How might the abolition of ‘scandalising the judiciary’ in statute affect public attacks on judges?
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FeatureVulnerable people and competing rights
How does a Court of Protection judgment affect the media’s potential role in welfare proceedings?
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FeatureThe death of ambush litigation
Some solicitors do not properly appreciate the importance of getting their costs statements in on time in the tough new compliance environment.
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NewsMena litigants flock to London’s Commercial Court
Only 23.2% of all parties were British, showing a 48% overall decline since 2008, according to figures.
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NewsSolicitor denied judicial post loses challenge
Graham Stuart Jones’s application to become a district judge was rejected because he had seven penalty points on his driving licence.
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OpinionFix the courts instead of pushing ADR
Instead of constantly pushing alternative methods, the government should hire more court staff.
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Law ReportPractice
The claimant’s race discrimination claim against the Lawn Tennis Association was dismissed.
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NewsInterpreters contract ‘unacceptable’ – top family judge
Sir James Munby criticises the MoJ’s contract with Capita after being forced to abandon a final adoption hearing for want of interpreters.
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NewsLandmark whistleblowing case could ‘open floodgates’
Employment lawers say the Bates van Winkelhof case could open firms to more claims.
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Law ReportInjunction
The claimant solicitor brought an action for misuse of private and confidential information and harassment, and for damages against the defendant sex worker.
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NewsCourt of Appeal overturns stay in case hit by bar boycott
The trial against five defendants charged with fraud will continue after the court overturned the stay.
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NewsAppeal court sets aside £186k professional negligence claim
Solicitor John Darby had not advised client of a user covenant put in place 22 years before by the neighbours.
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FeatureCalculation of time
A district judge considers the timing of compliance with directions orders.
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NewsSenior judge calls time on conferences
Sir Terence Etherton, chancellor of the High Court, said judges were ‘perplexed’ as to why parties are failing to agree budgets.
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NewsCourts Wi-Fi roll-out timetable ‘slips’
Damian Green said courts in England and Wales are entering a ‘Wi-Fi era’ following the announcement of an additional £75m annual investment.
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OpinionMcKenzie friends like this…
The use of these friends is being encouraged by those who ought to know better.