All Courts business articles – Page 121
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NewsCourt closures open way to less stressful justice, says charity
Details also emerge about the savings the MoJ expects to make from closing 86 courts.
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NewsMoJ confirms 86 out of 91 threatened courts will close
St Helens County Court among five sites to be reprieved.
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OpinionVara’s court fees defence is a charade
Why can’t the minister just admit what we all know? This was a policy pushed through at reckless speed.
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NewsCrown court breached open justice with note-taking ban
A Crown court judge had stopped a man taking notes in order to assert the court’s authority over a litigant in person.
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NewsVara rejects Dyson’s description of ‘desperate’ fees research
Justice minister says evidence was not limited to just 31 interviews of court users.
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NewsJudges ‘not always best placed’ to decide public interest
In some circumstances attorney general’s verdict is best – says the attorney general.
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ProfileCouple lose civil partnership case
Louise Whitfield represented straight partners who challenged ban on opposite-sex couples entering civil partnerships.
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NewsMishcon de Reya fights off £5m negligence claim
The former chair of Queens Park Rangers alleged the firm had breached its duty by not advising him properly on the sale of his stake in the football club.
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NewsCFA ‘terminated’ before assignment, court rules
Case likely to have significant impact on the personal injury sector, where thousands of claims have been sold on.
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NewsLawyers not negligent to advise settlement on steps
Judge says advice was proper given claimant ran the risk of losing the case.
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NewsBlavo & Co judgment reports thousands of files missing
Mr Justice Garnham continues freezing order against former managing director.
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OpinionJustice in disrepair
An online court has its merits but it cannot remedy inequality of arms.
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FeaturePI: non-delegable duty of care
The Court of Appeal dealt with the issue of vicarious liability after the foster child claimant suffered abuse.
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NewsLiPs ‘behind unfair’ divorce settlement
High Court judge cites the ‘almost wholesale abolition of legal aid’ as reason for district judge’s incorrect ruling.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears challenge over domestic violence legal aid
New rules require prescribed form of evidence for legal aid eligibility.
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NewsFinancial market list ‘operating well’ says commercial chief
Sir William Blair says there is scope to develop links between jurisdictions.
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Law ReportHuman rights
The Divisional Court refused the claimant’s application for a declaration that the effect of the ‘householder’s defence’ in section 76(5A) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 was incompatible with article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsCivil partnership challenge
A heterosexual couple last week took to the High Court a legal challenge against the ban on members of the opposite sex entering into civil partnerships.
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NewsMoJ reveals 15 closed courts remain unsold
In total, empty buildings are costing at least £40,000 a month to secure and maintain.