News – Page 208
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NewsPI claims will return to pre-Jackson levels – defendant firm
Keoghs' director of counter-fraud strategy says not enough has been done to deter the ‘have a go’ approach.
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NewsInsolvency body pleads for Jackson exemption to stay
R3 says research proves small claims against insolvent businesses will be prevented if recoverability abolished.
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NewsRegulator suspends QASA registration as challenge rumbles on
A renewed application for permission to appeal the dismissal of the judicial review has been listed for 9 May.
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NewsUnrepresented parties become the majority in family cases
Data shows marked increase as reforms to family courts come in to effect.
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NewsCivil courts braced for fee increases
Changes to the upfront court fee for proceedings in England and Wales come into force today.
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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The client’s public funding was withdrawn after she enrolled on a university course.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.