All Civil justice articles – Page 26
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NewsMillions could fall into 'hidden justice gap'
Report highlights spike in demand for help from cash-strapped law centres.
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NewsLaw Commission unveils leasehold proposals
Recommendations to be considered by government include 'fit for purpose' commonhold regime.
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OpinionNightingale courts are like taking a bucket to a house fire
We need 200 temporary sites to deal with the backlog. After four months, we have a few limited buildings.
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NewsSecondary school pupils a 'priority audience' on sentencing
Sentencing Council wants to improve young people's confidence in the criminal justice system.
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NewsMoJ still ‘mad keen’ on expanded fixed costs regime, says expert
Costs guru says there is no doubt that ministers still want to press on with extending fixed costs.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency apologises for latest CCMS disruption
Technical problems with troubled billing system reportedly began on 25 June.
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NewsLitigation funder backs law firm and consultancy’s Covid-19 ‘one-stop shop’
Augusta will fund, HFW will litigate and KPMG trace assets in pandemic-related dispute offering.
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NewsMoJ pauses legal aid means test review
Ministry of Justice was due to publish findings and consultation this summer.
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NewsSeparate court entrances for domestic abuse victims
Government says family courts will be overhauled after review reveals 'long-standing failings'.
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NewsTop health expert calls for face masks in court
Professor Trish Greenhalgh says court is a risky place for transmission of Covid-19.
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NewsLAA seeks to bring court-assessed bills in-house
Proposed permanent move prompts concerns over possible conflict of interest.
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NewsDivorce bill reaches final stretch of parliamentary marathon
Proposed legislation was first introduced to the House of Commons last June.
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NewsImmigration fixed fee an 'interim measure' - Buckland
Lord chancellor says more work being done after controversial reform came into force this week.
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NewsBuckland faces opposition from his own party over divorce reform
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill passes second reading in the House of Commons.
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FeatureBurning Bridges: restrictive covenants and LLPs
For many years, partnership advisers have questioned the applicability to LLP members of the general principle in Bridge v Deacons [1984] that onerous restrictive covenants are more likely to be enforceable against partners.
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NewsPre-lockdown civil justice stats reveal system already slowing
Numbers of county court claims, landlord possession claims and personal injury claims were all falling.
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OpinionRemote hearings require health safeguards
Lawyers are experiencing eye strain and headaches, and having to concentrate even harder than usual.
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NewsCivil trials in Manchester to resume as backlog mounts
Blueprint drawn up for safely starting to hear trials at busy civil justice centre.
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NewsVirtual justice is working - but should not become permanent
Rapid review of emergency civil justice measures finds three quarters of lawyers responding positively.