All Courts business articles – Page 31
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NewsDon't include personal attacks in statements, family judge urges solicitors
Parties also criticised for over-long statements and 'eleventh hour spreadsheet analysis of expenditure'.
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NewsMoJ under pressure to widen scope of divorce reform
Baroness Deech says 'miserable' part of divorce law will remain after no-fault system comes into force next month.
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NewsLast-minute abortion hearing ‘deeply regrettable’, says judge
Woman forced to bring proceedings herself to prove she had capacity to consent to termination.
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NewsMishcon fighting football club’s £20m negligence claim
London firm admits breach of duty but denies causation and loss, High Court hears.
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NewsDoor policy for entering courts ‘not routine’, says HMCTS
Reporters have been asked at the door to give their names and reasons for attending court.
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NewsVexatious litigant banned after bringing 40 ET claims
David Taheri ‘habitually and persistently’ filed claims against companies that refused to offer him a job.
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NewsMcFarlane makes fresh bid to curb volume of hearings
Family division president seeks to tighten up process and procedure after being told cases never seem to conclude.
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NewsHMCTS to switch off 'old' divorce portal on 31 March
New system introducing 'no-fault' provisions under Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act will begin on 6 April.
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NewsMPs sound alarm over MoJ's 'meagre ambition' to reduce court backlog
Public accounts committee unconvinced government will recruit enough judges to bring outstanding caseload down to 53,000 by 2025.
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News'Investigative' approach piloted in family courts
Government says pilots will ensure domestic abuse victims are not further traumatised by court process.
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News'Open defiance and hostility' to the SRA: Khan loses intervention challenge
High Court judge says Soophia Khan appears unsuitable to carry on practice as a solicitor in any capacity.
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NewsEd Sheeran is in love with the shape of his IP lawyers
Singer-songwriter's hit is 'a long way from grime', Mr Justice Zacaroli observes.
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NewsFamily firm producing two cost estimates due to hearing uncertainty
Solicitor calls for national guidance to resolve different approaches taken by courts on remote hearings.
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NewsCounty court delays still much higher than pre-pandemic, MoJ reveals
Small claims now taking almost a whole year to come to trial.
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NewsMoJ writes off £18.3m in building courts case management system
Permanent secretary says 'constructive loss' is a consequence of projects that go on for a while.
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NewsGreene mounts appeal over SDT 'misleading evidence' case
Former Law Society president argues that the case against him is ‘an abusive collateral attack’ and should be struck out.
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NewsPress coverage of Whitehall JR submissions will focus on 'colourful language'
Ministry of Justice tells tribunal that disclosure could spell the end of government-commissioned reviews.
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NewsMoJ exploring fresh JR reforms, tribunal hears
Government says it cannot publish Whitehall submissions to Faulks review due to ongoing policy work.
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NewsWitness on video link tried to give evidence while driving a van
Judge says lawyers need to think carefully about how remote witnesses conduct themselves.
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News'Almost unendurable': rape case delayed 21 times
Inspectors say cases should not be listed on the basis that they may be adjourned again.