Current Awareness » courts http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 High Court warns parties not to try their luck with stricter approach to compliance – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/high-court-warns-parties-not-to-try-their-luck-with-stricter-approach-to-compliance-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/high-court-warns-parties-not-to-try-their-luck-with-stricter-approach-to-compliance-litigation-futures/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:56:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84382 “It would be ‘unfortunate’ if the stricter post-Jackson approach to compliance with orders should encourage parties to refuse reasonable requests for time extensions in the hope that the court might refuse any extension at all, the High Court has said.”

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Litigation Futures, 14th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/high-court-warns-parties-not-to-try-their-luck-with-stricter-approach-to-compliance-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Ministry of Justice plans to cut court services trigger strikes – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/ministry-of-justice-plans-to-cut-court-services-trigger-strikes-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/ministry-of-justice-plans-to-cut-court-services-trigger-strikes-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:24:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84377 “Court staff are being called out on strike on Monday amid growing opposition to the Ministry of Justice’s proposals to contract out services, cut legal aid and limit the use of judicial review.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/ministry-of-justice-plans-to-cut-court-services-trigger-strikes-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Family courts risk ‘collapse’ as surge in custody cases follows legal aid cuts – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/family-courts-risk-collapse-as-surge-in-custody-cases-follows-legal-aid-cuts-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/family-courts-risk-collapse-as-surge-in-custody-cases-follows-legal-aid-cuts-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:31:58 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84263 “The family court system is in danger of ‘collapsing in on itself’ after a surge in the number of warring parents turning up in person to launch child custody cases because of legal aid cuts, leading lawyers are warning.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/family-courts-risk-collapse-as-surge-in-custody-cases-follows-legal-aid-cuts-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Five centuries of crime and punishment leave the Old Bailey in need of repairs – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/five-centuries-of-crime-and-punishment-leave-the-old-bailey-in-need-of-repairs-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/five-centuries-of-crime-and-punishment-leave-the-old-bailey-in-need-of-repairs-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:51:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84225 “For nearly 500 years the Old Bailey has been one of the world’s most famous criminal courts, hosting the trials of notorious killers like Dr Crippen, Ruth Ellis, Peter Sutcliffe and Ian Huntley.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/five-centuries-of-crime-and-punishment-leave-the-old-bailey-in-need-of-repairs-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Helen Fenwick: Article 8 ECHR, the ‘Feminist Article’, Women and a Conservative Bill of Rights – UK Constitutional Law Group http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/helen-fenwick-article-8-echr-the-feminist-article-women-and-a-conservative-bill-of-rights-uk-constitutional-law-group/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/helen-fenwick-article-8-echr-the-feminist-article-women-and-a-conservative-bill-of-rights-uk-constitutional-law-group/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:23:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84166 “There has been a lot of commentary on the Report of the Bill of Rights’ Commission, and the ‘damp squib’ analysis of the Report (see Mark Elliott) as a whole is one most commentators appear to assent to (see eg Joshua Rozenberg for the Guardian here). My view in general is that the squib could reignite post-2015 if a Conservative government is elected, not in relation to the very hesitant ideas as to the possible future content of a Bill of Rights that the Report put forward, but in relation to its majority recommendation that there should be one (see further my previous post on the Commission Report here). If a BoR was to emerge under a Conservative government post-2015 I suggest that it would reflect the ideas of the Conservative nominees on the Commission which assumed a far more concrete form in the Report than the majority recommendations did (eg see here at p 192). This blog post due to its length is not intended to examine the probable nature of such a BoR based on those ideas in general, but to focus only on two aspects: the idea of curtailing the effects of an equivalent to Article 8 ECHR (right to respect for private and family life), and of requiring domestic courts to disapply Strasbourg jurisprudence under a BoR in a wider range of situations than at present under s2HRA (see Roger Masterman’s post on s2 on this blog here). In respect of the latter issue the potential impact of so doing will only be linked to selected aspects of Article 8 jurisprudence of especial actual and potential benefit to women.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 5th June 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/helen-fenwick-article-8-echr-the-feminist-article-women-and-a-conservative-bill-of-rights-uk-constitutional-law-group/feed/ 0 Lawyers warn privatisation of courts could damage City’s status as disputes centre – Legal Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lawyers-warn-privatisation-of-courts-could-damage-citys-status-as-disputes-centre-legal-week/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lawyers-warn-privatisation-of-courts-could-damage-citys-status-as-disputes-centre-legal-week/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 09:24:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84050 “City lawyers have warned that London’s status as an international litigation centre will come under threat should the Government push ahead with proposals to privatise the courts service.”

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Legal Week, 31st May 2013

Source: www.legalweek.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lawyers-warn-privatisation-of-courts-could-damage-citys-status-as-disputes-centre-legal-week/feed/ 0 Parties that fail to comply with court rules will be likely to face ‘severe sanctions’, says judge – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/parties-that-fail-to-comply-with-court-rules-will-be-likely-to-face-severe-sanctions-says-judge-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/parties-that-fail-to-comply-with-court-rules-will-be-likely-to-face-severe-sanctions-says-judge-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 08:58:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84047 “Courts are taking an increasingly tough stance on non-compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), an expert has said, following comments by a High Court judge that parties that do not comply with court rules and practice directions will be likely to face ‘severe sanctions’.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/parties-that-fail-to-comply-with-court-rules-will-be-likely-to-face-severe-sanctions-says-judge-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Faster justice as unneccessary committal hearings are abolished – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/faster-justice-as-unneccessary-committal-hearings-are-abolished-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/faster-justice-as-unneccessary-committal-hearings-are-abolished-ministry-of-justice/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 10:10:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84001 “Serious criminals will face justice as soon as possible with the abolition of committal hearings Justice Minister Damian Green said today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 28th May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/faster-justice-as-unneccessary-committal-hearings-are-abolished-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Courts may be privatised to save Ministry of Justice £1bn – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/courts-may-be-privatised-to-save-ministry-of-justice-1bn-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/courts-may-be-privatised-to-save-ministry-of-justice-1bn-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 10:50:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83974 “The courts may be privatised in a justice shake-up that could save the Ministry of Justice £1 billion a year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/courts-may-be-privatised-to-save-ministry-of-justice-1bn-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Flaws in fraud case show worrying lapses by judges and lawyers – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/flaws-in-fraud-case-show-worrying-lapses-by-judges-and-lawyers-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/flaws-in-fraud-case-show-worrying-lapses-by-judges-and-lawyers-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:59:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83903 “Anthony White admitted fraud over mortgages, but analysis seems to show problems that senior judges failed to spot.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/flaws-in-fraud-case-show-worrying-lapses-by-judges-and-lawyers-the-guardian/feed/ 0 High Court bares post-Jackson teeth with stricter approach to relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/high-court-bares-post-jackson-teeth-with-stricter-approach-to-relief-from-sanctions-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/high-court-bares-post-jackson-teeth-with-stricter-approach-to-relief-from-sanctions-litigation-futures/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:06:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83873 “The High Court has sent the first sign of a hardened stance against missed deadlines since the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force.”

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Litigation Futures, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/high-court-bares-post-jackson-teeth-with-stricter-approach-to-relief-from-sanctions-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Access to justice at risk with court fee plans, warns CJC – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/access-to-justice-at-risk-with-court-fee-plans-warns-cjc-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/access-to-justice-at-risk-with-court-fee-plans-warns-cjc-litigation-futures/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83850 “Government plans to reform the regime for court fees remissions and introduce a means test are too severe and ‘will diminish access to justice for a sizeable group of low-income families’, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has warned.”

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Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/access-to-justice-at-risk-with-court-fee-plans-warns-cjc-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Traffic courts in every area – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/traffic-courts-in-every-area-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/traffic-courts-in-every-area-ministry-of-justice/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:41:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83747 “Local areas are being urged to work with the judiciary to set up the courts as part of proposals to reduce delays and focus more on serious and contested cases. This forms part of the Government’s vision for a more efficient and effective criminal justice system that meet the needs of victims, witnesses and communities.”

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Ministry of Justice, 17th May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/traffic-courts-in-every-area-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Special traffic courts to deal with motoring cases under ministers’ plans – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/special-traffic-courts-to-deal-with-motoring-cases-under-ministers-plans-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/special-traffic-courts-to-deal-with-motoring-cases-under-ministers-plans-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:54:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83743 “Traffic-light jumpers and speeding motorists are to be dealt with in special traffic courts in a bid to free up time for more serious cases, the government has announced.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/special-traffic-courts-to-deal-with-motoring-cases-under-ministers-plans-the-guardian/feed/ 0 High Court Litigation Commercial Bargains and The Common Law – 11 KBW http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/high-court-litigation-commercial-bargains-and-the-common-law-11-kbw-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/high-court-litigation-commercial-bargains-and-the-common-law-11-kbw-2/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:30:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83677 “Employment litigation in the High Court is one of the most interesting and dynamic areas of practice. The cases tend to be fought at the point where countervailing currents commercial and employment law meet and many of the cases turn on resolving the tension between a bargain struck between commercial men and the portmanteau term of trust and confidence. That tension presents an opportunity for the creative advisor and a pitfall for the unwary”

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11 KBW, 10th May 2013

Source: www.11kbw.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/high-court-litigation-commercial-bargains-and-the-common-law-11-kbw-2/feed/ 0 Crime and Courts Act 2013 – legislation.gov.uk http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/crime-and-courts-act-2013-legislation-gov-uk/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/crime-and-courts-act-2013-legislation-gov-uk/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:17 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83297 Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/crime-and-courts-act-2013-legislation-gov-uk/feed/ 0 HSBC Bank plc v Tambrook Jersey Ltd – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hsbc-bank-plc-v-tambrook-jersey-ltd-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hsbc-bank-plc-v-tambrook-jersey-ltd-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:44:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83206 HSBC Bank plc v Tambrook Jersey Ltd [2013] EWHC 866 (Ch); [2013] WLR (D) 146

“The English court could not “assist” a foreign insolvency court for the purposes of section 426(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 where there were no existing insolvency proceedings in the foreign jurisdiction or any intention to commence such proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 12th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hsbc-bank-plc-v-tambrook-jersey-ltd-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Government will be mightily relieved at decision to uphold political ads ban – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/government-will-be-mightily-relieved-at-decision-to-uphold-political-ads-ban-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/government-will-be-mightily-relieved-at-decision-to-uphold-political-ads-ban-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:07:19 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83165 “The court’s decision turned on the judges’ assessment of what restrictions are necessary in a democratic society.”

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/government-will-be-mightily-relieved-at-decision-to-uphold-political-ads-ban-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Simplified court fee waivers to save taxpayers £7m – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/simplified-court-fee-waivers-to-save-taxpayers-7m-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/simplified-court-fee-waivers-to-save-taxpayers-7m-ministry-of-justice/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:37:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83115 “A consultation published today sets out proposals for fee remissions (waivers) for courts and tribunals which are better targeted, fairer for the taxpayer and easy for users to understand.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/simplified-court-fee-waivers-to-save-taxpayers-7m-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Family Justice Modernisation Programme – Judiciary of England and Wales http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/family-justice-modernisation-programme-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/family-justice-modernisation-programme-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:23:51 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83112 “The President of the Family Division has issued this update on the process of reform.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th April 2013

Sorce: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/family-justice-modernisation-programme-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 Fee remissions for the courts and tribunals – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fee-remissions-for-the-courts-and-tribunals-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fee-remissions-for-the-courts-and-tribunals-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:41:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83087 “This consultation paper sets our proposals for reform of the fee remissions system, which ensures that access to justice is maintained for those individuals on lower incomes who would otherwise have difficultly paying a fee to use court or tribunal services.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fee-remissions-for-the-courts-and-tribunals-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Sharia courts putting women at risk, CPS warns – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sharia-courts-putting-women-at-risk-cps-warns-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sharia-courts-putting-women-at-risk-cps-warns-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:47:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82886 “Sharia courts are putting women at risk of violence from abusive husbands, the Crown Prosecution Service has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sharia-courts-putting-women-at-risk-cps-warns-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Cautions for serious and repeat offenders under review – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cautions-for-serious-and-repeat-offenders-under-review-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cautions-for-serious-and-repeat-offenders-under-review-ministry-of-justice/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:51:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82829 “Serious and repeat criminals should not expect to escape with a caution, Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling announced today with the launch of a Government review into cautions. ”

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Ministry of Justice, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cautions-for-serious-and-repeat-offenders-under-review-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Police cautions to be reviewed by government – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/police-cautions-to-be-reviewed-by-government-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/police-cautions-to-be-reviewed-by-government-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:20:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82827 “The government is launching a review of the use of police cautions in England and Wales, amid fears that they are being used to punish serious offences that should be dealt with by the courts.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/police-cautions-to-be-reviewed-by-government-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Regina v Applied Language Solutions Ltd – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/regina-v-applied-language-solutions-ltd-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/regina-v-applied-language-solutions-ltd-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:46:52 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82729 Regina v Applied Language Solutions Ltd: [2013] EWCA Crim 326;   [2013] WLR (D)  123

“Where a company had an agreement with the Ministry of Justice to provide interpreters, including interpreters for criminal proceedings, it was essential that an interpreter was provided on every occasion when one was required. If there was successive non-attendance of an individual interpreter or successive failures in systems a court was entitled to view that as amounting to serious misconduct rendering the company liable for the costs thereby incurred by the Crown Prosecution Service and the defence.”

WLR Daily, 25th March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/regina-v-applied-language-solutions-ltd-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Foreign lawsuits may face higher UK legal fees – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/foreign-lawsuits-may-face-higher-uk-legal-fees-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/foreign-lawsuits-may-face-higher-uk-legal-fees-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:22:17 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82711 “Higher fees may be introduced for foreign businessmen and Russian oligarchs who pursue their multimillion-pound disputes in British courts, under a review announced on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/foreign-lawsuits-may-face-higher-uk-legal-fees-the-guardian/feed/ 0 QB Master warns of “blood on the floor” after 1 April – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/qb-master-warns-of-blood-on-the-floor-after-1-april-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/qb-master-warns-of-blood-on-the-floor-after-1-april-litigation-futures/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:29:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82224 “The Jackson reforms will leave ‘blood on the floor’ and a lack of resources behind the reforms will leave courts and judges ‘overwhelmed’ by the extra workload, Master Cook of the Queen’s Bench Division has predicted.”

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Litigation Futures, 5th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/qb-master-warns-of-blood-on-the-floor-after-1-april-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Attack of the Clones: Supreme Court keeps its white male first eleven – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/attack-of-the-clones-supreme-court-keeps-its-white-male-first-eleven-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/attack-of-the-clones-supreme-court-keeps-its-white-male-first-eleven-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:18:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82142 “Baroness Helena Kennedy has argued that judges have a tendency to clone themselves when choosing successors. It is hard to avoid that impression in the Supreme Court, which kept its white male first eleven in place yesterday by appointing three new justices: Lord Justice Hughes, Lord Justice Toulson and Lord Hodge. The sole woman amongst 12 justices of our highest appeal court remains Lady Hale. There are no black or Asian judges, not have there ever been.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th February 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/attack-of-the-clones-supreme-court-keeps-its-white-male-first-eleven-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Judicial appointments: new boys at the supreme court – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-appointments-new-boys-at-the-supreme-court-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-appointments-new-boys-at-the-supreme-court-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:49:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82135 “Who’s in and who’s out of the top tier of the judiciary? Joshua Rozenberg’s money is on Lady Hale for deputy president.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-appointments-new-boys-at-the-supreme-court-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Jackson implementation lectures restart with patents court success story – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/jackson-implementation-lectures-restart-with-patents-court-success-story-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/jackson-implementation-lectures-restart-with-patents-court-success-story-litigation-futures/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:51:26 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82091 “Reforms to the Patents County Court (PCC) – including a costs cap – have been a “considerable success” and enabled more people to bring cases, the first Jackson implementation lecture in nearly nine months has revealed.”

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Litigation Futures, 26th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/jackson-implementation-lectures-restart-with-patents-court-success-story-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Intellectual Property Litigation: Implementation of the Jackson Report’s Recommendations – Speech by Mr Justice Arnold http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/intellectual-property-litigation-implementation-of-the-jackson-reports-recommendations-speech-by-mr-justice-arnold/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/intellectual-property-litigation-implementation-of-the-jackson-reports-recommendations-speech-by-mr-justice-arnold/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:34:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81893 Intellectual Property Litigation: Implementation of the Jackson Report’s Recommendations (PDF)

Speech by Mr Justice Arnold

AIPPI UK, 14th February 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/intellectual-property-litigation-implementation-of-the-jackson-reports-recommendations-speech-by-mr-justice-arnold/feed/ 0 Religious courts and Sharia divorce – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/religious-courts-and-sharia-divorce-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/religious-courts-and-sharia-divorce-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:44:43 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81671 “If you glanced at the front page of The Times for 1 February, with its headline ‘High Court opens way to Sharia divorces’, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the court had made some important pronouncement on the role of Sharia (Islamic law) in divorce proceedings. The story’s first paragraph would also have led you naturally to that conclusion. ‘The prospect of divorce cases being settled by Sharia and religious courts’, it says, ‘has been opened up by landmark legal decision.’ So it would have come as a bit of a jolt to read the start of the next paragraph: ‘A Jewish couple have had their divorce settlement under Beth Din, rabbinical law, approved by the High Court.’ As this indicates, the case (AI v MT [2013] EWHC 100 (Fam)) says nothing whatsoever about Sharia.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/religious-courts-and-sharia-divorce-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 Justice minister, Chris Grayling, accused of legal interference – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/justice-minister-chris-grayling-accused-of-legal-interference-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/justice-minister-chris-grayling-accused-of-legal-interference-the-independent/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:02:47 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81625 “Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, was at the centre of a major legal row last night amid accusations that he politically interfered with a judicial decision taken by his own department.”

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The Independent, 3rd February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/justice-minister-chris-grayling-accused-of-legal-interference-the-independent/feed/ 0 TV cameras to be allowed into court of appeal – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/tv-cameras-to-be-allowed-into-court-of-appeal-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/tv-cameras-to-be-allowed-into-court-of-appeal-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:57:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81558 “TV cameras will be allowed into the court of appeal for the first time from October and senior judges will be offered training before appearing on camera, the lord chief justice has revealed.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/tv-cameras-to-be-allowed-into-court-of-appeal-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lord Judge ‘troubled’ by court camera plan – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-judge-troubled-by-court-camera-plan-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-judge-troubled-by-court-camera-plan-law-societys-gazette/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:34:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81537 “The lord chief justice has voiced opposition to the government’s plan to allow the filming of sentencing in the Crown court.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-judge-troubled-by-court-camera-plan-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Tomorrow’s Lawyers: a virtual judiciary – extract – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/tomorrows-lawyers-a-virtual-judiciary-extract-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/tomorrows-lawyers-a-virtual-judiciary-extract-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:58:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81506 “Is court a service or a place? And what is the scope for the ‘decomposing and multi-sourcing’ of judicial work?”

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The Guardian, 29th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/tomorrows-lawyers-a-virtual-judiciary-extract-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Zakrzewski (Respondent) v The Regional Court in Lodz, Poland (Appellant) – Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/zakrzewski-respondent-v-the-regional-court-in-lodz-poland-appellant-supreme-court/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/zakrzewski-respondent-v-the-regional-court-in-lodz-poland-appellant-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:25:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81395 Zakrzewski (Respondent) v The Regional Court in Lodz, Poland (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 2 | UKSC 2012/0072 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/zakrzewski-respondent-v-the-regional-court-in-lodz-poland-appellant-supreme-court/feed/ 0 Almost £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/almost-2-billion-in-court-fines-and-confiscation-orders-remain-unpaid-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/almost-2-billion-in-court-fines-and-confiscation-orders-remain-unpaid-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:01:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81341 “Nearly £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid, official figures show, as the Government admitted it needed to do more to tackle the debt.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/almost-2-billion-in-court-fines-and-confiscation-orders-remain-unpaid-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Off with his head: Recent developments in severability – Hardwicke Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/off-with-his-head-recent-developments-in-severability-hardwicke-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/off-with-his-head-recent-developments-in-severability-hardwicke-chambers/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:42:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81294 “Adjudicators are increasingly called upon to adjudicate upon complex, multi-faceted disputes. It is now well established that ‘a dispute’ can encompass several discrete issues and the TCC has striven to avoid an overly legalistic approach and to apply common sense when deciding whether a claim encompasses ‘a dispute’ or not.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/off-with-his-head-recent-developments-in-severability-hardwicke-chambers/feed/ 0 What has the European Court of Human Rights ever done for us? – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-has-the-european-court-of-human-rights-ever-done-for-us-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-has-the-european-court-of-human-rights-ever-done-for-us-the-independent/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:16:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81257 “The Court of Human Rights has a bad press in Britain – but for thousands of desperate people it is their last shot at justice.”

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The Independent, 14th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-has-the-european-court-of-human-rights-ever-done-for-us-the-independent/feed/ 0 Legal challenge to put an end to court papers – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/legal-challenge-to-put-an-end-to-court-papers-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/legal-challenge-to-put-an-end-to-court-papers-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:59:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81130 “Saying you’re going to end the legal world’s reliance on paper sounds almost as audacious a claim as announcing you’re going to stop banks paying bonuses. Graham Smith, however, believes his small London-based business is set to revolutionise the way trials and other hearings are managed all over the world by doing exactly that.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/legal-challenge-to-put-an-end-to-court-papers-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Court custody suites criticised by prisons watchdog – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/court-custody-suites-criticised-by-prisons-watchdog-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/court-custody-suites-criticised-by-prisons-watchdog-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:58:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81121 “Women and children awaiting trial are being kept too close to men in court custody suites, a watchdog has found.”

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BBC News, 8th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/court-custody-suites-criticised-by-prisons-watchdog-bbc-news/feed/ 0 More trials being disrupted over interpreter failings – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/more-trials-being-disrupted-over-interpreter-failings-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/more-trials-being-disrupted-over-interpreter-failings-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:21:14 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80928 “Nearly 200 trials were disrupted or postponed in England and Wales in the first quarter of the year because interpreters provided by a private firm failed to appear, according to a damning report by the select committee.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

 

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/more-trials-being-disrupted-over-interpreter-failings-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Court of Appeal: Criminal Appeals Heard More Quickly – Judiciary of England and Wales http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/court-of-appeal-criminal-appeals-heard-more-quickly-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/court-of-appeal-criminal-appeals-heard-more-quickly-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:18:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80847 “The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) heard appeals against conviction and sentence more quickly last year than in previous years according to the Court’s annual report published today (Tuesday 11 December).”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/court-of-appeal-criminal-appeals-heard-more-quickly-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 Unmeritorious appeals ‘clogging the arteries’ of CoA – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/unmeritorious-appeals-clogging-the-arteries-of-coa-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/unmeritorious-appeals-clogging-the-arteries-of-coa-law-societys-gazette/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:25:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80841 “Increasing numbers of ‘unmeritorious’ appeals could have the effect of ‘clogging the arteries’ of the court of appeal, the registrar of criminal appeals has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 11th December 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/unmeritorious-appeals-clogging-the-arteries-of-coa-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Votes for prisoners – opening the door? – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/votes-for-prisoners-opening-the-door-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/votes-for-prisoners-opening-the-door-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:34:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80356 “Polls suggest the public are incredulous at the idea. And, famously, we all know that it makes David Cameron physically sick.”

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BBC News, 19th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/votes-for-prisoners-opening-the-door-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Equal pay claims: should equal pay claims be brought in an ordinary court? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/equal-pay-claims-should-equal-pay-claims-be-brought-in-an-ordinary-court-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/equal-pay-claims-should-equal-pay-claims-be-brought-in-an-ordinary-court-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:16:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80355 “As Harvey points out in Division K, there have been inconsistent decisions over the last year on whether equal pay claims can be brought in an ordinary court, the obvious point being that in a tribunal a claimant must claim within six months of leaving the employment whereas in a court action the limitation period would be six years.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th November 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/equal-pay-claims-should-equal-pay-claims-be-brought-in-an-ordinary-court-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 More criminals to escape courts under new police commissioners, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/more-criminals-to-escape-courts-under-new-police-commissioners-magistrates-warn-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/more-criminals-to-escape-courts-under-new-police-commissioners-magistrates-warn-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:16:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80319 “More offenders will be ‘let off’ with cautions and fines following the introduction of police and crime commissioners, magistrates fear.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/more-criminals-to-escape-courts-under-new-police-commissioners-magistrates-warn-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Judicial dialogue? Straw and Bratza deliver choice words on Strasbourg – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judicial-dialogue-straw-and-bratza-deliver-choice-words-on-strasbourg-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judicial-dialogue-straw-and-bratza-deliver-choice-words-on-strasbourg-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:38:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80256 “Former lord chancellor suggests the human rights court will be the architect of its own demise as the former president recalls its achievements.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judicial-dialogue-straw-and-bratza-deliver-choice-words-on-strasbourg-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Civil courts could get powers to enforce compensation for wronged consumers – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/civil-courts-could-get-powers-to-enforce-compensation-for-wronged-consumers-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/civil-courts-could-get-powers-to-enforce-compensation-for-wronged-consumers-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:18:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80112 “New powers that could make it easier for consumers to demand reimbursement from companies who have overcharged or mis-sold them products have been proposed by the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2012

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