All Courts business articles – Page 112
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News
Fear of failure deterring partners from the bench
Law Society president among those giving evidence to peers on judicial appointment concerns.
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Pro bono barristers praised despite ‘disappointment’ in wills case
Heather Ilott’s representatives spent seven years working on case with no remuneration.
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NewsJustice reformer condemns digital criminal courts plan
Virtual justice scheme based on weak evidence and no formal consultation.
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NewsSupreme Court rules in favour of animal charities in ‘reasonable provision’ wills dispute
Ruling emphasises principle that appellate courts cannot start again from scratch; Lady Hale calls for clarification of inheritance law.
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News£2 damages winner faces costs bill for nine-day hearing
Mr Justice Leggatt says offer to settle was a ‘game changer’ which cast subsequent pursuit of the claim in a different light.
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Supreme Court to rule on animal charity will row
Court of Appeal ruling said Heather Ilott’s mother did not make reasonable provision in her will.
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NewsSRA denies abuse of process to discipline fraud victim
Regulator proceeds with two allegations against solicitor who has already been pursued in High Court.
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NewsBusiness courts reorganised in face of international competition
Specialist civil courts to be known as the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.
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FeatureCivil procedure: discontinuing an arbitration claim
What happens if a party to arbitral proceedings decides to commence an arbitration claim in the High Court but subsequently files and serves a notice of discontinuance?
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ProfileJudicial review over solitary confinement
Laura Janes's Howard League for Penal Reform brought JR on behalf of a boy held in prolonged solitary confinement in a London prison.
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Opinion
Wing and a prayer
I am sure that county court judges now would not treat young advocates so harshly.
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News£24,000 damages for Katie Hopkins Twitter libels in ‘serious harm’ test
Media list judge rules that tweets by ‘rent-a-gob’ columnist Katie Hopkins ‘had tendency to cause harm’ to food writer Jack Monroe.
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NewsMunby: ‘judges should not have to justify themselves’
Family Division president defends importance of an independent judiciary.
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NewsSolicitors stressed by recorder competition glitches
Judicial Appointments Commission says some candidates had concerns about second stage of recorder competition.
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NewsJudge calls for feedback on adoption orders
Lord Justice McFarlane highlights lack of system for keeping judges informed of the outcome of their decisions.
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NewsWomen’s Day: solicitor-advocate makes the bench at just 31
Briony Clarke is the youngest female judge at the age of 31.
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NewsProlific LiP’s case partly struck out to give her a helping hand
High Court judge says claimant should treat his strike-out as a form of legal advice.
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NewsGreater consideration of young BAME offenders ahead of sentencing
Sentencing Council says previous guidance was piecemeal and out of date.
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News
News focus: probate 'band' aid for hard-up courts
Administering another ‘death tax’ will create problems for solicitors, who also question whether it is right for the bereaved to subsidise the courts and tribunal service.
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ProfileRepresented social worker cleared of assault
Nasir Hafezi represented Amy Partington, who was found not guilty by a Crown court jury.