All Courts business articles – Page 157
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ProfileVictory over decision to close disability fund
Clare Collier helped several disabled claimants appeal against earlier High Court ruling.
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FeatureVariation of budgets – part 1
Christopher Lethem considers an important aspect of the post-Jackson regime.
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NewsGuideline hourly rates survey ‘important for all firms’
Decision on costs to be made next year by master of the rolls Lord Dyson.
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News
Reprieve for ‘largest town without a criminal court’
Plans to move criminal casework out of Dudley magistrates' court, West Midlands, are being reconsidered following opposition. Under a consultation the government’s preferred option was to have criminal cases heard at courts in Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Walsall instead. Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, said if the plans ...
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Law Report
Trademark
Claimant bringing proceedings against defendant for infringement of its community trademark in respect of defendant’s use of ‘Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash’ as name of band and his use of domain name
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NewsNew-look patents court gets a chief judge
Intellectual property barrister Richard Hacon, 57, named as presiding judge at the newly renamed Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
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NewsSupreme Court to slash IT costs by leaving MoJ contract
The court will shave £175,000 off its IT budget per year by switching case management systems.
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ProfilePI claim struck out as abuse of process
Jennifer Harris acted for Homes for Haringey in the first successful strike-out of a grossly exaggerated claim as an abuse of process.
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NewsNew LCJ gives first press conference
Lord Thomas briefs media on courtroom TV, judicial review curbs and the growing number of litigants in person.
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Law Report
Sentence
Defendant pleading guilty to attempted arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered – Defendant being sentenced to two years’ imprisonment – Defendant appealing
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NewsPioneering family court on the edge
Drug and alcohol court faces an uncertain future, with its 2014 funding of £600,000 yet to be confirmed.
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NewsJudicial review sought for unfair dismissal cap
Barrister Alex Monaco said the cap on compensation will disproportionately affect older people.
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NewsCrime victims to get right to address courts directly
From December, judges will take into account victims’s personal statements when determining sentences, the victims’ minister says
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NewsThe courts are secular, says top family judge
Judges are no longer the guardians of public morality, Sir James Munby tells a Law Society conference.
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OpinionGuideline rates: why solicitors must engage
It really is in the profession’s interests to make sure the new guideline hourly rates reflect commercial reality.
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Law Report
Prisoner voting
Claimants both convicted of murder – Claimants unable under UK law to vote owing to convictions – Whether European Union law recognising right to vote on which claimants able to rely
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Law Report
Criminal law
Defendant appealing against conviction – Whether insanely held delusion on part of defendant being attacked or threatened causing him to respond violently entitling him to acquittal on basis of reasonable self-defence
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OpinionCredit where it is due
Chris Grayling’s decision not to raise the small claims court limit is heartening.
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FeatureCosts and litigants in person
Ian Besford outlines the rules and case law on costs for a growing proportion of litigants.