All Courts business articles – Page 77
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NewsCommercial court plans late sittings in $5bn fraud claim
Witness and co-defendant in nine-month civil hearing to appear by video from California.
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NewsFresh call for McKenzie friends ban
Conservative MP Bob Neill said it’s ‘time for parliament to bite the bullet’ and scrap 'unscrupulous practice'.
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NewsMunby: State 'washed its hands' of couple branded bigamists after court failures
Couple had assumed their divorce was finalised in 2014 but mistakes by district judges led to fears that their decrees were void. Only the 'charity’ of the legal profession rescued them, says judge.
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NewsPost Office requests judge recusal in group action case
Post Office confirms it has made application to recuse Mr Justice Peter Fraser.
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News'Real-life Daniel Blake''s barrister blasts legal aid cuts following tribunal win
Doughty Street Chambers' Mary-Rachel McCabe acted pro bono for Tony Rice.
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NewsMedia trawled through SC justices' family social media accounts during Brexit case
Lady Hale and Lord Reed advise against judges having their own accounts.
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NewsHome Office rejects knife ASBO amendments
Government says the Offensive Weapons Bill provides safeguards being sought by Magistrates' Association and others.
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NewsHMCTS steps up video hearing push with county court first
Hearing held in Manchester between parties who consented to take part through an online link.
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NewsUnqualified legal adviser to pay £337,000 in negligence ruling
High Court finds adviser George Rusz and his firm Troy Lucas to have been negligent in clinical negligence case.
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NewsJudge makes public his concern about expert witness's conduct
His Honour Clifford Bellamy says behaviour in Court of Protection case did not meet expected standards.
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NewsPractitioners' queries on calls for court reform evidence
House of Commons justice select committee called for written submissions of evidence for the £1bn court reform programme.
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NewsCourts IT headache drags on into Friday
Croydon Crown Court experiencing problems as HMCTS insists problem has been resolved.
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NewsIT failure knocks out courts for second time in two months
HM Courts & Tribunals Service said it is experiencing problems with the Crown Court Digital Case System.
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NewsLord chancellor hits back at bar's Crown court concerns
Lord chancellor says case numbers and waiting times are falling.
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FeatureForum shopping and artifice in fraud proceedings
Do not present an artificially constructed case to try and forum shop in the London courts.
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News'Must everything be smashed to bits?': Fury as judicial training days scrapped
Circuit events discontinued following Judicial College review.
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NewsHMCTS delays £1bn courts reform by a year
Programme needs more time if government is to meet ambitious targets.
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NewsJudge calls halt on parties 'stopping the clock' on delays
Mr Justice Mostyn hears it is common practice for parties to privately agree a moratorium.
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NewsMagistrates not consulted about knife ASBOs
Association says Home Office engagement would be helpful given its members will have to deal with the prevention orders.
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NewsChild witnesses struggling to remember details after lengthy waits
Young people are being cross-examined after waiting as long as two years for case to get to court, children's charity says.