civil justice – Current Awareness

The recoverability of inquest costs in civil actions – UK Police Law Blog

Posted September 17th, 2019 in civil justice, compensation, costs, damages, human rights, inquests, misfeasance in public office, negligence, news, police by tracey

‘The case of Fullick v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1941 (QB) concerned an appeal of a Deputy Master’s order that the MET Commissioner pay the claimants’ costs in the sum of £88,356.22, following the settlement of a contemplated civil claim for damages for breach of article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, negligence and misfeasance in public office. Slade J held that the Deputy Master had not erred in awarding the claimants their costs relating to the inquest because the steps taken for the purposes of it were relevant to the civil claim.’

UK Police Law Blog, 14th September 2019

Source: ukpolicelawblog.com

‘Passive’ civil courts urged to improve handling of vulnerable parties – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 6th, 2019 in civil justice, Civil Justice Council, civil procedure rules, courts, disabled persons, learning difficulties, mental health, news by tracey

‘Rules should be updated, judicial training improved and court rooms rejigged to cater for parties with mental health conditions and other vulnerabilities in civil proceedings.’

Law Society's Gazette, 5th September 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Former top judge lambasts Grayling and Truss in memoir – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2019 in civil justice, judges, legal aid, ministers' powers and duties, Ministry of Justice, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The former lord chancellor Chris Grayling “never believed access to social justice” was important while Liz Truss was a “disaster” in the same role, according to a highly revealing memoir by one of the country’s most senior, recently retired judges.’

The Guardian, 21st August 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

High Court: Silence in disciplinary proceedings can lead to adverse inferences – Legal Futures

Posted August 19th, 2019 in civil justice, criminal justice, disciplinary procedures, judicial review, news, practice directions, solicitors, tribunals by tracey

‘Disciplinary proceedings are not a “criminal/civil hybrid” and tribunals may draw adverse inferences from respondents staying silent, the High Court has made clear.’

Legal Futures, 19th August 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Green light for civil standard of proof at SDT – Legal Futures

Posted July 30th, 2019 in civil justice, consultations, disciplinary procedures, Legal Services Board, news, professional conduct, solicitors, standard of proof by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the change in the standard of proof used by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to the civil standard.’

Legal Futures, 29th July 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

CA rejects challenge to abolition of oral permission hearings – Litigation Futures

Posted June 26th, 2019 in appeals, civil justice, human rights, news, oral hearings by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to the abolition of most oral permission-to-appeal hearings before it.’

Litigation Futures, 26th June 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

SDT president: Concerns over civil standard of proof “misplaced” – Legal Futures

Posted June 26th, 2019 in civil justice, disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, Law Society, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, standard of proof, statistics by sally

‘Concerns over the decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to move from the criminal to the civil standard of proof are “misplaced”, the tribunal’s president has said.’

Legal Futures, 26th June 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Peers back greater role for Lord Chief in online court rules – Legal Futures

Posted June 25th, 2019 in bills, civil justice, electronic filing, family courts, news, tribunals, veto by sally

‘Former Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) Lord Judge yesterday defeated government efforts to limit the extent to which future holders of the post will have a veto over the work of the online procedure rule committee (OPRC).’

Legal Futures, 25th June 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Flexible court hours pilots to start in September – Litigation Futures

Posted June 25th, 2019 in civil justice, family courts, flexible working, news, pilot schemes by sally

‘The flexible operating hours (FOH) pilots for civil and family courts are to begin on 2 September, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced.’

Litigation Futures, 24th June 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Litigants will not be forced online, government pledges – Legal Futures

Posted June 12th, 2019 in bills, civil justice, civil procedure rules, courts, internet, news by tracey

‘The government has no intention of making court processes exclusively online and so there is no need to give way to demands to guarantee this in primary legislation, peers were told this week.’

Legal Futures, 12th June 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

New APIL chief: Falling PI damages “an affront to justice” – Litigation Futures

Posted May 22nd, 2019 in asbestos, bereavement, budgets, cancer, civil justice, damages, legal aid, news, personal injuries by sally

‘Trends in personal injury claims since LASPO, with damages falling, are an “affront to justice”, the new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.’

Litigation Futures, 21st May 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Who gets legal aid? – BBC News

Posted April 16th, 2019 in budgets, civil justice, criminal justice, legal aid, news, statistics by tracey

‘Who gets legal aid?’

BBC News, 15th April 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges, police and lawyers warn MPs over court modernisation – Legal Futures

Posted April 9th, 2019 in budgets, civil justice, courts, criminal justice, electronic filing, inquiries, live link evidence, news, select committees by sally

‘Judges, justice campaigners, academics and others have raised wide-ranging concerns about the government’s ambitious court reform programme in evidence submitted to MPs.’

Legal Futures, 9th April 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lawyers wrong to fear capped costs, says High Court judge – Litigation Futures

Posted March 20th, 2019 in civil justice, costs, costs capping orders, law firms, news by sally

‘Lawyers are wrong to fear capped costs, which could make a “big difference” to the ability of medium-sized companies to litigate, a High Court judge said yesterday.’

Litigation Futures, 20th March 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Court reforms “must measure impact on vulnerable litigants” – Legal Futures

Posted March 12th, 2019 in civil justice, courts, dispute resolution, litigants in person, news by sally

‘A high-powered body of experts has called for more detailed evaluations of the government’s ambitious court modernisation programme, and complained about the lack of data on the impact of the reforms.’

Legal Futures, 12th March 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal Aid Review: A Step In The Right Direction Or ‘A Drop In The Ocean’? – Rights Info

Posted February 18th, 2019 in civil justice, criminal justice, legal aid, news, reports by sally

‘Last week the government published its long-awaited review into much criticised changes to our legal aid system. It is accompanied by a Legal Support Action Plan that the Law Society says represents a step towards fixing our ailing system, while others have expressed dismay at the uphill battle many still face to access justice.’

Rights Info, 15th February 2019

Source: rightsinfo.org

Gauke: Innovation and tech the way forward on legal aid – Legal Futures

Posted February 8th, 2019 in budgets, civil justice, legal aid, litigants in person, news by sally

‘The justice secretary said yesterday that innovation and technology, rather than significant increases in legal aid spending, are the way to improve access to justice.’

Legal Futures, 8th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Gross defends arbitration against claim it damages common law – Litigation Futures

Posted January 23rd, 2019 in arbitration, civil justice, dispute resolution, judges, news by sally

‘A Court of Appeal judge has rejected the argument – pressed by a former Lord Chief Justice – that the growth of arbitration to resolve commercial disputes has retarded the development of the common law.’

Litigation Futures, 22nd January 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Speech by Lord Justice Gross: London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association Annual Lecture – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted January 17th, 2019 in civil justice, Commercial Court, judiciary, legal profession, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association Annual Lecture.’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th January 2019

Source: www.judiciary.uk

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