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Working party established to help implement Jackson
The Civil Justice Council has today announced the membership of an expert working party that will consider implementation of the Jackson (pictured) reforms of civil litigation costs. The working party will help develop practical proposals to assist with the implementation of secondary legislation on: qualified one-way ...
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Moral entrepreneurs
Some years ago, when I was rather reluctantly having the principles of criminology drilled into me, one of the concepts that interested me most was what was called a symbolic crusade with moral entrepreneurs. It comes about when a group of reformers seizes upon a topic ...
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At the double
Obiter always thought BOGOF offers were limited to bags of satsumas, convincing shoppers to take home a small mountain of citrus fruit, only to feel guilty when half of it has to be discarded after a week. But it seems the ‘buy one, get one ...
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Yorkshire councils combine legal teams
Five West Yorkshire councils have combined their legal teams in an attempt to maximise resources and save around £1.6m a year in legal spend. The legal teams at Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield councils have come together to form WYLAW, an umbrella group that will ...
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Yorkshire entrepreneur plans new chain of high-street law shops
A Yorkshire law firm has teamed up with the founder of Freeserve to launch a national chain of high-street law stores called Legal365. Last Cawthra Feather and Ajaz Ahmed (pictured) launched the venture in July as a website - Legal365.com - to enable consumers and small ...
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Arbitration
Appointment - Arbitrators required by arbitration clause in agreement between parties to be members of Ismaili community Jivraj v Hashwani: Supreme Court (Lords Phillips P, Walker, Mance, Clarke, Dyson): 27 July 2011 ...
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Arbitration
Award - Enforcement - Arbitration finding repudiatory breach of contract Dowans Holding SA and another company v Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd: QBD (Comm) (Mr Justice Burton): 27 July 2011 ...
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Riots: glut of appeals anticipated
Crown courts could face a glut of appeals in response to the speed at which defendants were dealt with last week, when some magistrates’ courts worked through the night to process defendants. Criminal defence lawyers told the Gazette that the swift dispatch with which cases were ...
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Market deregulation does not always lead to more choice and increased quality
The Legal Services Board’s research note on alternative business structures seems to be preparing the ground for a slow start, with more transformative developments anticipated later on. So far, so cautious; though, yet again, the board cannot resist a bout of free-market proselytising. Market liberalisation will ...
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The SRA has failed to mitigate the risk of solicitors being adversely affected
I write in response to John Hyde’s article, ‘Solicitor-advocates fear QASA disadvantage'. While Mr Hyde comprehensively summarises the issues surrounding judges’ refusal to take part in evaluation, the SRA’s QASA Forum (on 25 July) revealed more fundamental concerns, as highlighted by the Solicitors Association of Higher Court Advocates and the ...
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More litigants in person will threaten the county courts with additional delays
The House of Commons’ justice committee, chaired by Sir Alan Beith MP, predicts an increasing number of litigants in person by reason of the government’s curtailment of legal aid. We are told courts must make ‘adjustments’ to cope with this influx ‘in what are often emotionally charged cases’.
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The definition of reserved legal activities should be extended
The imminent liberalisation of the legal services market has resulted in issues relating to reserved legal activities receiving close scrutiny. Organisations that provide legal services are only regulated under the Legal Services Act if they undertake one or more reserved activities (litigation and advocacy, probate services and conveyancing). ...
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Advancing against the judicial ‘no-go area’ that has covered military action
'There shall be no Alsatia here’ is a traditional assertion of judicial jurisdiction over the objections of the Crown. The erudite Lord Justice Sedley was rather fond of the phrase. Historically, it alludes to the legal sanctuary derived from the presence of Whitefriars monastery, south of Fleet Street in London. ...
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We can all read the Equality Act
For as long as I can remember, the Law Society has tried to collect diversity data from me, as an individual, and my response has always been the same. Mind your own business. Now the Legal Services Board is to require regulators to ensure firms collect information on their staff. ...
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SRA set to license ABSs in early 2012
The Solicitors Regulation Authority does not expect to start licensing alternative business structures until early 2012, it has said in a new guide to help prospective ABS owners. The guide includes information about which firms need to be authorised as ABSs, essential requirements and details about ...