All Courts business articles – Page 114
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OpinionWill lawyers really have a role in the online court?
It’s nice of Briggs LJ to include lawyers, but it feels like a token gesture.
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NewsParty hit with costs order over incorrect page references
High Court judge says any sensible pre-reading was ‘derailed’ by the inaccurate pagination in the party’s bundles.
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NewsDefendants must be allowed legal advice before early guilty pleas, MPs say
Justice select committee highlights concerns about unrepresented defendants.
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NewsCrown court to hear Guise charges
Not guilty plea from former chair of the Commercial Litigation Association.
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NewsBSB breaks ranks in calling for ban on McKenzie fees
Bar regulator stands apart from the LSB and SRA in calling for a ban on McKenzie friends charging for legal activities.
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NewsBriggs: online courts will not offer second-class legal service
‘I am not looking at this as creating a lawyer-free zone,’ says judge charged with civil justice review.
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NewsSuspended sentence for juror who researched defendant
Solicitor general warns jurors about their responsibilities after two are found guilty of contempt of court.
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NewsProfessional bodies round on paid McKenzie friends
Law Society and Bar Council seek to block perception that McKenzie friends are ‘quasi-regulated’.
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NewsCourt of Appeal ruling boosts bar’s direct access scheme
Bar Council said the victory shows that direct access can be an ‘effective means for resolving disputes’.
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FeatureHillsborough: the key lessons for our justice system
What can lawyers learn from the tortuous 27-year struggle for justice?
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NewsCase dismissed against author of damning expert witness report
Disciplinary panel throws out allegations about research on the family courts conducted by Professor Jane Ireland.
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NewsKnife sentencing under the spotlight as council unveils plans
Nine consultations and three definitive guidelines will be published this year.
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News‘Reasonable’ costs bill halved under proportionality test
Senior costs judge had originally set costs at £167,389 after a privacy action against the Mirror Group settled for £20,000.
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NewsGuise court hearing adjourned again
Former chair of Commercial Litigation Association unable to attend court because of illness.
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NewsTribunal fee increases will deny justice, Law Society warns
Chancery Lane responds to proposals to increase Asylum and Immigration Tribunal fees by more than 500%.
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OpinionOmbudsman schemes: propping up justice
This type of alternative dispute resolution can become an integral part of the civil justice system.
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NewsKraftwerk lose music sample battle
Federal Constitutional Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that sampling the ‘tiniest sliver’ of a record infringed the band’s rights.
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FeatureArbitration and the common law
The LCJ’s intervention is unlikely to herald a fundamental rethink about the balance between arbitration and litigation.
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ProfileActed for junior doctors in judicial review over contract
Saimo Chahal QC (Hon) acted for junior doctors in a judicial review challenging the government’s new contract.