All Courts business articles – Page 99
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NewsCourt of Appeal ruling prompts renewed no-fault divorce plea
Lady Justice Hallett says judgment in contested case will leave Tini Owens in a ‘very unhappy situation’.
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NewsLCJ: recorder ‘comfort’ threatens recruitment
House of Lords constitution committee told that over a third of recorders are aged over 60.
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NewsIndemnity insurers secure key PII Supreme Court ruling
Case brought by 214 property investors against their solicitors.
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NewsClaimant cancels Part 36 offer to take advantage of new PI discount rate
Court permits withdrawal in what is potentially the first of many disputes around the application of the new PI settlement calculation.
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NewsChild secures £5.5m increase in damages in new discount rate first
Lawyers say disabled girl can now be assured of care throughout her life.
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NewsPrisons and Courts Bill: don’t trivialise law, Bar Council warns
Chairman of the bar Andrew Langdon QC says virtual hearings should not ‘become the norm’.
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FeatureDNA – an unstoppable march?
A new judgment broadens the principle of bringing cases on the basis of matching DNA alone.
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NewsAttorney general defends article 50 litigation costs
Jeremy Wright tells MPs it was right for Supreme Court to consider constitutionally important matter.
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NewsInsurers rejoice as Court of Appeal clarifies credit hire rates
Judge backs principle that basic hire rate is calculated by reference to the lowest reasonable rate.
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Fear of failure deterring partners from the bench
Law Society president among those giving evidence to peers on judicial appointment concerns.
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Pro bono barristers praised despite ‘disappointment’ in wills case
Heather Ilott’s representatives spent seven years working on case with no remuneration.
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NewsJustice reformer condemns digital criminal courts plan
Virtual justice scheme based on weak evidence and no formal consultation.
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NewsSupreme Court rules in favour of animal charities in ‘reasonable provision’ wills dispute
Ruling emphasises principle that appellate courts cannot start again from scratch; Lady Hale calls for clarification of inheritance law.
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News£2 damages winner faces costs bill for nine-day hearing
Mr Justice Leggatt says offer to settle was a ‘game changer’ which cast subsequent pursuit of the claim in a different light.
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Supreme Court to rule on animal charity will row
Court of Appeal ruling said Heather Ilott’s mother did not make reasonable provision in her will.
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NewsSRA denies abuse of process to discipline fraud victim
Regulator proceeds with two allegations against solicitor who has already been pursued in High Court.
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NewsBusiness courts reorganised in face of international competition
Specialist civil courts to be known as the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.
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Opinion
Wing and a prayer
I am sure that county court judges now would not treat young advocates so harshly.
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ProfileJudicial review over solitary confinement
Laura Janes's Howard League for Penal Reform brought JR on behalf of a boy held in prolonged solitary confinement in a London prison.
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FeatureCivil procedure: discontinuing an arbitration claim
What happens if a party to arbitral proceedings decides to commence an arbitration claim in the High Court but subsequently files and serves a notice of discontinuance?