All Courts business articles – Page 148
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Opinion
Probate case: dodgy economics
There is nothing in Marley v Rawlings which mentions the economics of the case.
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Opinion
Court’s value beyond dispute
The Commercial Court needs investment to retain its position as the pre-eminent choice for international dispute resolution.
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NewsNew setback for access to courts as fees increase
Law Society says changes will deter individuals from seeking legal remedy for their problems.
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NewsLitigants in person putting pressure on courts system – LCJ
Sir John Thomas questions cost savings of reform programme.
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NewsGovernment confirms court fees increase within weeks
Minister: ‘Courts not immune from the tough decisions we have had to take.’
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FeatureSentencing and professional conduct
A run through LASPO changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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Opinion
Court knows best
The whole thrust of ‘reforms’ over the past 20 years has been to impress upon us that the court knows best and that solicitors are incapable of reaching sensible arrangements.
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NewsHundreds of millions promised to modernise courts
MoJ says programme will save more than £100m a year by the end of the decade.
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NewsCall to publish reporting restrictions online
Law Commission proposes a central website to inform publishers of reporting restrictions.
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NewsMonitor court outcomes to tackle reoffending, says Green
Justice minister previews white paper on magistracy reforms.
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News
PI ruling may lead to cases being revived
Lawyers say Supreme Court ruling will not lead to a ‘deluge’ but some solicitors may be concerned.
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FeaturePrenuptial agreements and Radmacher
Family solicitors consider the potential implications of the Law Commission report, Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreement.
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NewsSupreme Court affirms rights of ‘gilded cage’ detainees
The judgment will mean many people deprived of their liberty will benefit from regular independent reviews.
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Law Report
Breach of confidence
The claimant musicians pitched the Real Deal, a music talent show, to Sky. Sky did not commission the claimants’ show, but later commissioned and broadcast another musical talent show programme, Must be the Music.
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News‘Out of control’ foreign divorce ‘squeezing out needy litigants’
High Court judge takes aim at ‘appalling’ litigation involving non-UK citizens.
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NewsCharities to appeal prisoners aid ruling
Court rules that the lord chancellor did not act unlawfully in making the cuts.
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Opinion
Two-track Crown court: reinventing the wheel
The lord chief justice’s proposal for an intermediate court has its origins in the reign of Richard II.
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NewsNews focus: Commercial Court
A new report for the lord chief justice warns that the Commercial Court must look to its laurels if London is to maintain its status as the world’s top dispute resolution centre.