News – Page 30
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NewsCourt of Appeal backs claimant injured on private land
Lord Justice Flaux says distinction drawn up by Motor Insurers Bureau is ’wholly artificial’.
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NewsRemove court from surrogacy arrangement - Law Commission
'Intended parents' would no longer have to apply for a parental order under latest proposals.
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NewsJudge fighting for whistleblowing rights heads to Supreme Court
District judge Claire Gilham says failure to extend protection breaches human rights.
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NewsJustice algorithms 'need urgent oversight' - Society
Report of year-long Law Society investigation backs use of key component of artificial intelligence - with legal safeguards.
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NewsCompanies House could require identity checks in transparency reform
Consultation document proposes what is claimed to be the biggest change since the Register of Companies was created.
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NewsCrown court to hear crowdfunded prosecution of Johnson
District judge grants application for summons over three alleged offences of misconduct in public office.
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NewsLeave the work to counsel: Judge slashes solicitors' trial costs
Costs ruling comes as postscript to appeal against so-called Norwich Pharmacal order.
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NewsHigh Court showdown over facial recognition technology begins
Liberty says police force deployed the software at the 2017 Champions League final and Ed Sheeran concerts.
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NewsDishonest claimant facing contempt charge as court rails at PI fraud tactics
Former Asons client discontinued case when the game was up, but court insists matter should not end there.
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NewsCriminal records disclosure: call for Law Commission review
Professor David Ormerod QC says the time is right for reform but the government is ‘busy doing other things’.
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News'Bullying' libel judge's dismissal of claim reversed on appeal
High Court judge ‘cast off the mantle of impartiality’ and used ‘threatening’ and ‘overbearing’ language, CoA ruling finds.
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NewsJudge spikes PI claim from 'disabled' victim over fundamental dishonesty
Claimant wanted case to go to full trial, but judge dismisses case after secret footage showed condition was feigned.
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NewsSnooping tribunal subject to judicial review, Supreme Court rules
Majority of justices decide that Investigatory Powers Tribunals decisions can come into the High Court’s purview.
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NewsAppeal throws out Post Office bid to replace judge
Recusal application ’never had any substance and was rightly rejected’, Coulson LJ rules.
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NewsPanel to clarify legal status of smart contracts
LawTech Delivery Panel taskforce seeks views on crypto-assets under English private law.
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NewsPress gets a new window into family courts
Draft guidance says courts should assist journalists and bloggers applying to relax reporting restrictions.
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NewsRussian litigants ‘loom large’ in record year for London courts
Annual report shows number of international commercial disputes heard is continuing to rise.
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NewsLiverpool hosts 'largest ever' £3.8bn group action
Group action claim filed in Liverpool today on behalf of potentially more than 200,000 Brazilians.
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NewsWe won't lower standards to fill gaps in judiciary - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says lord chancellor agrees that the bar to appointments will not be lowered.
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NewsNo 'AML-type reporting' on sexual harassment in law firms
Reporting requirement similar to money laundering obligations could be problematic, Law Society debate on NDAs hears.