‘The number of asylum seekers who wait longer than the six-month decision target has increased by more than a quarter in the past year, despite asylum applications having fallen by 21 per cent in the same period, figures show.’
The Independent, 30th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The ex-wife of a travel boss who had multiple affairs is demanding a share of his future earnings on top of a £10m divorce payout, the court of appeal has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The High Court has sent a message through a new judgment that litigants should not seek advantage from judges’ hardline stance on costs budgeting.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The incoming deputy head of civil justice has warned parties not to abuse the courts’ tougher approach to rule compliance.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Faced with a cliff, jumping is generally considered one of the least pleasant solutions. Yet we are racing towards the edge of the Brexit cliff. Miracles excluded, the UK and EU will not be able to finalize the necessary Brexit agreements in time. Effectively, there is less than a year left, and we have not even moved beyond the Brexit bill. As an extension of the two-year term seems politically impossible in the UK, we seem left with one unlikely and one disastrous possible outcome.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th November 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The recent Supreme Court ruling that changed the test of dishonesty could cause delays and more hearings at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), its chief executive has warned.’
Legal Futures, 27th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A pre-inquest review hearing into the deaths of the Manchester Arena attack victims has been delayed until 2018.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has warned of ‘draconian’ costs penalties should two parties in litigation continue to refuse to cooperate.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Fresh delays have hit the government’s scandal-hit programme for the electronic tagging of offenders, which mean the next-generation satellite tracking tags will not come into use until early 2019, MPs have been told.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A corporate claimant that accepted a part 36 offer late should not get its costs up to the point where the offer expired because its conduct meant the usual rule should not apply, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 9th November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has dismissed a law firm’s challenge to a government legal aid contract decision – seven years after judicial review proceedings began. Mr Justice Coulson hoped the “sorry saga’ would be regarded as an example of how not to conduct a public procurement challenge.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Byron James, barrister, Expatriate Law (based in the United Arab Emirates) considers the recent guidance from the Court of Appeal in relation to applications made under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.’
Family Law Week, 27th October 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Much has been written about the court’s discretion to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to CPR 3.9 over recent years, due to the reformulation of the rule in April 2013 and the landmark Court of Appeal decision in Mitchell MP v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013]. The strictness of the approach in Mitchell led to an outcry from academics and practitioners, but that has now been allayed by the Court of Appeal in Denton v TH White Ltd [2014].’
Hardwicke Chambers, 5th October 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Construction and engineering projects, whether land-based or marine, are inherently risky. For this reason, parties to construction and engineering contracts manage risk by seeking to allocate responsibility for each different type of risk to a particular party.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 20th October 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘This paper examines a selection of those of the more interesting cases to those acting for defendants over the past two years.’
Byrom Street Chambers, 26th September 2017
Source: www.byromstreet.com
‘On the 12 October 2017, the Court of Appeal delivered judgment in the joined cases of Gahan v Emirates and Buckley and ors v Emirates [2017] EWCA Civ 1530, in which both the Civil Aviation Authority and the International Air Transport Association intervened.’
4 KBW, 13th October 2017
Source: www.4kbw.net
‘Businesses that outsource the processing of personal data to other companies will be said to be aware of data breaches experienced by those processors as soon as the processors themselves recognise the breach, according to proposed new guidance.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘I recently represented the Claimant/Appellant before HHJ Gosnell in Leeds in relation to an appeal against the refusal of an application for relief from sanctions at first instance. The appeal was successful, with relief being granted and the Claimant being permitted to rely on his costs budget, despite it having been served over two months late, rather than being treated as having filed a budget comprising only the applicable court fees.’
Zenith PI, 16th October 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Claimant brought a claim for personal injury arising out a road traffic accident which took place on 11th July 2014. The Claimant went on to make a Part 36 offer to accept an 85/15 split on liability dated 7th December 2015. The Defendant’s time for accepting the offer expired on 30th December 2015. The Defendant did not in fact accept the Claimant’s Part 36 offer until 29th January 2016. The delay in accepting the offer was therefore just under one month post expiry. Quantum was agreed in the sum of £10,000 which was paid. The issue was whether the Claimant’s costs were limited to fixed costs for the entire action or whether the Claimant was entitled to either assessed costs or indemnity costs for the period 30th December 2015 to 29th January 2016.’
Zenith PI Blog, 11th October 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The High Court has rejected an application for relief from sanctions from claimants found to be in “serious and substantial” default by serving their particulars of claims three months late.’
Litigation Futures, 10th October 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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