All Courts business articles – Page 117
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NewsRuling sets asbestos compensation benchmark
Claimant entitled to compensation from employer in proportion to its contribution to disease.
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Opinion
EU referendum: a unique opportunity to save courts
The public interest should be a priority.
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NewsInsurers to step up fraud fight after Supreme Court victory
Court ordered a claimant to repay around £120,000 after his claim against an insurer was proved to be false.
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NewsThe judgment to rival War and Peace
High Court judge issues two health warnings over Tolstoy-length epic.
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NewsLinklaters escapes ‘unprecedented’ disclosure order
High Court says strong grounds required to direct a review of e-disclosure in claim against mining company.
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OpinionSurrogacy law needs parental guidance
Law Commission suggests legislation is not keeping pace with social change.
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News‘Fraud unravels all’: landmark Supreme Court ruling
Insurers can break open a settlement agreement in PI cases, highest court rules.
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NewsBriggs: online court needs ‘minimal assistance’ from lawyers
Report published today would see online court become mandatory.
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FeatureCriminal injuries compensation
The courts have tackled the issue of compensation for criminal injuries inflicted before birth.
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FeatureCourt closures: shutting up shop
Few solicitors and judges bearing the brunt of court closures reckon technology is any kind of panacea.
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NewsCourts need ‘root-and-branch’ change
‘Our system is crumbling under the weight of outdated and inefficient paper-based processes,’ says Lord Justice Fulford.
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OpinionCourts modernisation: hitting a brick wall
It is essential that the cash promised for court IT materialises.
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NewsCapita fails to repeat interpreting target success
Current language services contract will be replaced with new arrangements in October.
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NewsTruss places courts reform ‘high on my agenda’
Lord chancellor’s first sign of her priorities at her swearing-in ceremony.
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NewsSupreme Court allows insurance claim even though it involved a lie
Insurance industry furious at decision that lie was irrelevant to the claim and immaterial to the right to recover damages.
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NewsiPhone evidence ‘could be more effective than court hearing’
HMCTS digital director Kevin Gallagher says technology is a key enabler in civil reforms.
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NewsJudge admonished over fraud finding and exclusion of claimant
Court of Appeal expresses regret at findings of fraud, but says original claim should still be dismissed.
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News
Supreme Court unanimous on residency test
Three months after allowing an appeal mid-hearing, the Court has handed down its reasons for throwing out government plans to introduce a residence test for civil legal aid