All Courts business articles – Page 115
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NewsEmployment tribunal cases withdrawn over ‘off-putting’ fees
Claimants are required to pay separate fees to issue their claim and have it heard.
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NewsMan allowed to challenge former mother-in-law’s will
Colin Randall was allowed to challenge the validity of the will despite being left nothing in the estate.
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NewsMoJ awards courtroom interpreting contracts
Leeds-based Thebigword has secured two out of four lots of the contract, which comes into force on 31 October.
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NewsNo case for ban on paid McKenzie friends – regulators
LSB and SRA agree there is not enough evidence of consumer detriment to support judges’ proposed ban.
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NewsAuthor of damning report on expert witnesses faces disciplinary hearing
Professor Jane Ireland is alleged to have drawn conclusions that were not justified by the evidence in 2012 report funded by Family Justice Council.
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NewsSlaughter allowed to keep £2m costs in liquidation case
The Court of Appeal rules that legal fees agreed by an adminstrator cannot not be challenged by liquidators of the company.
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NewsNew judgment ‘kills’ unbundled legal services
Chancery Lane calls for statutory protection after ruling framed with reference to unbundled services ‘sends a signal that people should be very cautious about accepting limited retainers’.
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NewsDispute over £4,000 repair bill racks up £300,000 in costs
‘Disproportionate’ a ‘wholly inadequate’ adjective to describe costs incurred in dispute, judge says.
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NewsBriggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’
Civil courts reformer appears at London policy event with Jackson LJ, who is standing firm on fixed costs.
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NewsTony Guise hearing adjourned
Prominent City solicitor had been due to appear at Redhill Magistrates' Court.
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Opinion
Judgment day
Low-level number of judgments against businesses probably down to 600% or so increase in up-front court fees.
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NewsSolicitors sceptical as specialist court idea gets new lease of life
‘Problem-solving’ courts are back on the agenda but some solicitors are sceptical after past experience.
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FeatureTrial advocacy fee and fixed costs
A novel issue surrounding the trial advocacy fee came before Coulson J in the High Court.
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NewsLegal aid ‘safety net’ scheme lawful, appeal court rules
MoJ overturns challenge on Exceptional Case Funding – but Briggs LJ dissents, describing the scheme as ‘inherently unfair’.
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NewsPlans unveiled to tackle backlog and delays at Court of Appeal
Master of the rolls Lord Dyson says judges consider the status quo unacceptable and unsustainable.
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NewsHigh Court judge will sit out cases amid ‘bias’ row
Mr Justice Peter Smith sent a letter to Blackstone Chambers following a newspaper article by Lord Pannick QC criticising the judge.
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High Court backs predictive coding in first contested case
Ruling could encourage more lawyers to use automated review process in e-disclosure.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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NewsLet law firms host court hearings – rights thinktank
Justice urges government to capitalise on ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to transform civil courts.
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NewsInterpreters lose MoJ race bias challenge
Employment Tribunal did not misdirect itself, Court of Appeal says.