News – Page 208
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NewsUnrepresented octogenarian remanded in custody
Due to ongoing protest action, no one represented the 81-year-old charged with attempted murder.
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NewsAppeal court ‘will not lightly interfere’ in Jackson decisions
Court of Appeal should not have ‘judicial musculature’ as its sole objective, Mr Justice Davis says.
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NewsFamily head clamps down on care time limit
Sir James Munby said the 26-week limit will only be departed from where ‘necessary’ to resolve proceedings.
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NewsClaimant groups: 85% of injured workers not compensated
Joint APIL/TUC report takes aim at compensation culture ‘myth’.
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NewsNigel Evans rues backing for legal aid cuts
Cleared deputy speaker has called for the CPS to reimburse his defence costs.
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NewsFirst hearing not a case management conference, says High Court
Claimant’s attempt to apply Mitchell to a directions hearing is dismissed.
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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The client’s public funding was withdrawn after she enrolled on a university course.
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Bench diversity move
Applicants to the bench who are female and from under-represented ethnic groups could be chosen ahead of white men of equal merit.
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Asbestos evidence call
Select committee calls for written evidence on the government’s decision to bring mesothelioma claims under LASPO arrangements.
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LSB pledges to cut costs
The Legal Services Board has said it will reduce its budget by £150,000 in the 2014/15 year.
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NewsMinister grants legal aid for Brixton riot inquest
The family of shooting victim Cherry Groce has been given exceptional funding to be represented at the inquest into her 2011 death.
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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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NewsBar votes to accept MoJ legal aid deal
Direct action to be suspended after two-to-one majority vote on fee deal.
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NewsLegal aid consultation ‘unlawful’, solicitors claim
Consultees, they say, did not have the opportunity to challenge the assumptions made in a report.
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NewsRegulators agree to open data to comparison websites
The LSB and Legal Services Consumer Panel want to open up the market for 'choose a lawyer' websites.
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NewsWhiplash reforms cut insurance bills to five-year low, analysts claim
Premiums have fallen by 7.5% over the last quarter and by around 19% over the course of the year.
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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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NewsEU directives ‘should be curbed to promote growth’
Manufacturers call for a ‘one-in, one-out’ rule for law-making.