All Courts business articles – Page 162
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NewsLegal aid ruling saves ‘rape victim’ from court trauma
The client’s public funding was withdrawn after she enrolled on a university course.
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NewsMoJ heralds ‘Wi-Fi era’
Bromley Magistrates’ Court is the first magistrates’ court in London and one of the first in the country to be equipped with video presentation technology.
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NewsConveyancing firm must pay £100k over valuation
Judge orders law firm to halve the costs of settlement with surveyors.
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NewsWasted costs order quashed against ‘no returns’ barrister
A judge has ruled that a barrister whose case was affected by protest action acted entirely properly.
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NewsIndependent Scotland ‘ready to compete with London’
New state would target global arbitration work, while supreme court for Scotland will not be just a ‘naming exercise’.
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FeaturePhotographic evidence – acceptable manipulation?
What is permissible when images of personal injuries are produced to be used as evidence?
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NewsChildren’s charity condemns High Court’s anonymity cut-off
Children formerly involved in court proceedings may be named by the media when they turn 18.
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NewsNew setback for access to courts as fees increase
Law Society says changes will deter individuals from seeking legal remedy for their problems.
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Opinion
Court’s value beyond dispute
The Commercial Court needs investment to retain its position as the pre-eminent choice for international dispute resolution.
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Opinion
Probate case: dodgy economics
There is nothing in Marley v Rawlings which mentions the economics of the case.
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NewsFears grow over Russian court revamp
It is understood that criminal and civil judges, and cases, will dominate the country’s new merged court.
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OpinionFamily justice: generational shift
The family justice system is being reformed with the welfare of children at its heart.
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NewsLitigants in person putting pressure on courts system – LCJ
Sir John Thomas questions cost savings of reform programme.
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NewsGovernment confirms court fees increase within weeks
Minister: ‘Courts not immune from the tough decisions we have had to take.’
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Opinion
Court knows best
The whole thrust of ‘reforms’ over the past 20 years has been to impress upon us that the court knows best and that solicitors are incapable of reaching sensible arrangements.
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FeatureSentencing and professional conduct
A run through LASPO changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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NewsHundreds of millions promised to modernise courts
MoJ says programme will save more than £100m a year by the end of the decade.
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NewsCall to publish reporting restrictions online
Law Commission proposes a central website to inform publishers of reporting restrictions.