‘Legal aid will no longer be made available for cases with poor or borderline prospects of success that may have received funding, the government has said.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The government has spent at least £600,000 of taxpayers’ money trying to prevent a civil case being brought against it by a husband and wife who allege that British intelligence was complicit in their detention, rendition and torture.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two-thirds of litigation lawyers say increased court fees have already deterred clients from commencing proceedings, a survey has found.’
Litigation Futures, 15th June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A British company has been found liable for the first time for victims of modern slavery in a landmark high court judgment.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four years ago the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) received royal assent. In the following April cuts to legal aid were introduced that according to the government’s own estimates denied access to justice to over 300,000 people. Since the controversial legislation was approved by parliament there have been calls for it to be reviewed (see “Overdue review?”, Jon Robins, NLJ, 22 April 2016, p 7). In the Cabinet Office guide to making legislation it was recommended that a review should take place three to five years after the legislation received royal assent. So a review of LASPO should happen soon.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The new Online Court will not ban lawyers and there will be “a very limited element of fixed costs” so litigants can get initial legal advice – but not the full “over-expensive” service, Lord Justice Briggs said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 24th May 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has sought to calm fears raised by the “grid of fixed costs” he proposed in January this year for all civil claims worth up to £250,000.’
Litigation Futures, 24th May 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has decided not to back a new housing court to deal with all property disputes, despite support for the move among lawyers in the sector.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The families of the 96 people fatally injured at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final have been fighting for the truth for 27 years.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Online dispute resolution (ODR) could be the only way of ensuring access to justice in moderate-sized claims in future – but the Bar Council is trying to find an alternative that retains hearings, according to the president of the Supreme Court.’
Legal Futures, 27th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘MPs, councillors and civil servants suspected of corruption are to be targeted by a new law proposed by the home secretary.’
BBC News, 21st April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dodge the tumbleweed blowing down the corridors, enter any Employment Tribunal (ET) waiting room and you will almost certainly see at least one employment lawyer sitting, staring at the dregs in their polystyrene cup looking to see whether the tealeaves will reveal if and when ET litigation will rise again, or whether the end of the ET system is nigh.’
Littleton Chambers, 24th March 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘The proposed online court is a “pragmatic first step” on the road to a fully integrated online and conventional court service, an influential body has predicted. Professor Richard Susskind (pictured), who leads a panel of experts on digital dispute resolution, said proposals by Lord Justice Briggs for an online court for small claims were to be welcomed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th April 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Influential advisory body the Civil Justice Council has urged a measured approach to the adoption of a new online court for civil cases.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th March 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Rebekah Wilson, barrister, of Garden Court Chambers asks whether it is time for a review of the lack of racial diversity in the family justice system and of its consequences.’
Family Law Week, 24th March 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘On 12 January 2016, Lord Justice Briggs published his interim report which sets out a numberof provisional recommendations for the reform of the civil courts. Briggs LJ is now in the process of having meetings with those practitioners and other interested parties most likely to be affected, the first of which took place in Sheffield on Monday 14 March 2016.’
Zenith Chambers, 16th March 2016
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘The CPR includes surprisingly demanding requirements, and draconian sanctions, in relation to Statements of Truth from witnesses whose English is so poor that they cannot read documents in English.
Here is a helpful summary of the rules, and what, in practice, you need to do to comply with them.’
Zenith PI Blog, 1st March 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Lord Chief Justice appears to agree with calls to have cases heard in hotels and pubs as one in five courts are closed.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Under the 2010 Bribery Act, bribery is a criminal offence and companies are required to have in place adequate procedures in order to prevent those associated with them from undertaking bribery. Adequate procedures provide the company with a defence to the criminal offences set out in the Act. However, what is often overlooked is the ability of the company to pursue both the recipient of the bribe as well as the briber for its financial losses and, in some cases, damages for fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16 February 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
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