News – Page 164
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NewsDivorce party hit for £334k costs after ‘blatant dishonesty’
Family court judge says costs award should deter others from similar conduct.
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NewsCPS flags up Cayman Islands reform
More efficient criminal justice system will reduce money-laundering threat to UK, according to report.
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NewsUnion fails with employment tribunal fee challenge
Court of Appeal says evidence was not presented to prove fees prevented meritorious cases being brought.
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News‘Urgent review’ of appropriate adults needed
Government-commissioned report says inadequate provision risks creating miscarriages of justice.
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NewsSociety: lobby your MP over court closures
Law Society produces campaign pack as government consults on shutting one-fifth of the courts estate.
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NewsJudge blocks disclosure in death penalty case
Police confidentiality outweighs interest of murder defendants in Thailand, High Court rules.
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NewsDeparting forensic specialist highlights legal aid plight
Contact Traces said solicitors face daily struggle to help clients understand evidence.
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NewsPractitioner groups defend boycott suspension
Nationwide action was called off on Friday as ‘goodwill gesture’ to the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsRise in divorce cases signals mediation failure
Number of new private law cases has risen year-on-year for the third month in a row, figures from Cafcass show.
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NewsPublic Defender Service set to expand
Ministry of Justice advertising for six duty solicitors as it plans to open additional offices in the north.
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NewsGove brings former colleagues to MoJ
Ministry of Justice announces new team of non-executive board members.
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NewsWide scope for review of civil court structure
The lord chief justice and master of the rolls ordered the review last month.
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NewsFirms sounded out over withdrawal of legal aid bids
Practitioner groups want to know how many firms are willing to withdraw their bids for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsJudge dismisses LIP's bid to get solicitor jailed
High Court finds litigant in person culpable of ’abuse of process’.
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NewsDefendants 'venue shop' for more lenient sentence
Law Society calls for magistrates to be trained in applying sentencing guidelines.
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NewsJudge criticises LAA over translation costs
Legal Aid Agency was invited to clarify its position in relation to document translation costs.
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NewsNew EU inheritance law should prompt wills reviews, say experts
Rules which came into force today could leave UK residents with assets in Europe unwittingly applying English law to their entire estate
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NewsFirms notified of failed legal aid contract bids
Legal Aid Agency assesses applications for new criminal legal aid contracts to start in January.
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NewsRemove 'barristers' from Victims' Code, says Society
Law Society highlights ’out-of-date’ references that ignore solicitor-advocates.
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NewsCourt rejects PII insurer's bid to aggregate £11m claims
Richard Woodman, a partner at Royds, said a ruling in the insurer’s favour would have set a ‘very dangerous precedent’.