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NewsFirm loses appeal against costs assessment over £54,000 will bill
Court of Appeal judges found beneficiaries should not be restricted on an application and assessment of the Kent solicitor’s fees.
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NewsIT experts call for review of ‘computer is always right’
Post Office scandal 'shows the danger of courts unquestioningly accepting the output of IT systems as reliable evidence'.
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NewsDoctors not liable for distress to patients’ families, Supreme Court confirms
The appeals, concerning compensation claims for psychiatric illnesses caused by seeing a loved one die, were dismissed by a majority verdict.
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NewsLegal team rebuked in run-up to marathon 'Satoshi' identity trial
'Unfortunate that Dr Wright’s team did not engage more constructively with my requests and attempts at active case management,' judge observes.
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News‘Veil of secrecy’ to be lifted over trust ownership of land
Consultation proposals include ‘maximalist approach’ of making all information public by default.
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News'Persons unknown' order granted against crypto fraudsters
'It would be a reproach to the common law were it not to demonstrate sufficient resource and flexibility to afford a remedy,' judge observes.
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NewsHitler partly to blame for 2021 blast damage, Court of Appeal confirms
High Court judge was correct to back insurer's refusal of liability for loss 'occasioned by war' - even though war ended 76 years previously.
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NewsClaimant firms hail 'turbo charge' for dieselgate hearings
2024 'will be a year of reckoning for any manufacturer that cheated emissions tests', group litigation leader says.
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NewsJudge dismisses Dyson's libel claim against Mirror
'Screw the country' was honest opinion and did not cause serious harm to domestic appliance innovator, court finds.
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NewsErosion of state immunity in spotlight as £37m salvage case reaches Supreme Court
South African government is attempting to strike out claim for salvage of silver from wartime wreck.
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NewsJudge to put rival ciders to the taste test
‘I have a no-alcohol while sitting rule’, judge tells court in trade mark dispute between Aldi and Thatchers.
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NewsAmendment to undo PACCAR judgment 'does not work'
Proposed measure will not reverse Supreme Court’s ruling on damages-based funding agreements.
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NewsKing’s speech: legislation on criminal sentencing and leasehold reform
No real surprises among the 21 measures announced for parliament next year.
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NewsAll you need is law: Beatles' 'last song' piques IP interest
'Golden age of Beatles litigation' ran for 36 years, Mr Justice Foxton recalls.
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NewsHendrix bandmates' estates fight for royalty shares
Hey Joe, where you going with that skeleton argument in your hand?
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NewsEconomic Crime Act divides expert commentators
New compliance requirements will apply only to large companies - but could make the UK less attractive as a place to do business.
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NewsAsset preservation order prompts call for litigation funding review
Case is the first to reach the High Court since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in PACCAR cast doubt on the future of litigation funding.
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NewsJudge wrong to block reporting of 'highly contentious' family case
No party holds a veto over the reporting of family cases, appeal judge rules.
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NewsElectronic wills now ‘feasible’, Law Commission reports
Law review body seeks views on whether a new Wills Act should permit electronic wills - perhaps immediately.
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NewsAnonymous litigant barred from bitcoin costs challenge
Appeal ruling is the latest in a series of judgments concerning a claim to be the digital currency's inventor.