Myles Hickey

  • Opinion

    Iraq invasion: Straw men

    26 September 2016

    Politicians who led the UK into disastrous and illegal foreign wars face no sanction while ministers revel in the closure of a legal aid firm.

  • Opinion

    Insult to injury

    7 December 2015

    Staggeringly regressive legislation affecting personal injury claims exposes the government’s real priority – insurers’ profits

  • Opinion

    Costly outcome

    13 January 2014

    Litigators have no realistic alternative to seeking prospective budget variations once the budget is in danger of being exceeded.

  • News

    City limits

    22 April 2013

    Richard Edwards asks whether it is just him who thinks the government is protecting the interests of the City while destroying concepts such as fairness, access to justice and equality of arms. No Mr Edwards, it is not just you.

  • News

    Bad claim form?

    2011-06-02T00:00:00

    Under paragraph 5.1 of practice direction 7A of the Civil Procedure Rules: ‘Proceedings have started when the court issues a claim form at the request of the claimant, but where the claim form as issued was received in the court office on a date earlier than the date on which ...