‘Litigation funding supports the public interest and access to justice but will remain niche in aiding consumers, according to major research which identified 44 cases in the last five years.’
Legal Futures, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Premier League boss has been granted a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 9th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The county court has “borne the brunt” of the failure of the court modernisation programme to deliver, a former adviser to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.’
Legal Futures, 8th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Lady Chief Justice, Dame Sue Carr, has created a Transparency and Open Justice Board, which will “lead and coordinate the promotion of transparency and open justice across the courts and tribunals of England & Wales”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1si May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Over the last decade, there has been an increase in civil compensation claims for sexual violence in the United Kingdom (UK). Given that trauma-informed approaches have been called for in relation to legal responses to sexual violence, we put forward seven key principles of trauma-informed lawyering in this context and draw on interviews with UK-based civil lawyers who represented sexual violence survivors to explore the extent to which trauma-informed work is taking place. While we found that our sample of lawyers typically had a very good knowledge of sexual violence and the trauma that it can cause, there was less certainty about how to accommodate the impacts in practice. Moreover, there was a tendency to prioritize individual healing and medicalize a form of social injustice. We conclude by emphasizing the need for legal training and education on a trauma-informed approach that accounts for the social and political dimensions of sexual violence and trauma.’
Journal of Law and Society, 29th April 2024
Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com
‘Section 2 of the Compensation Act 2006 (Apologies, offers of treatment or other redress) was enacted to make it easier for organisations to apologise for their actions without admitting civil liability: it reads, “An apology, an offer of treatment or other redress, shall not of itself amount to an admission of negligence or breach of statutory duty”.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th April 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Algorithm-based digital decision making is already working behind the scenes in the justice system, the deputy head of civil justice has revealed. In an upbeat speech last month, Lord Justice Birss said that algorithm-based decision making – controversial because of the possibility of built-in bias – is already solving a problem at the online money claims service.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd April 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Regulation may not be answer for the future of the third-party litigation funding market, a former Lord Chief Justice has cautioned ahead of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) review of the sector.’
Legal Futures, 15th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, will introduce a new law to make it easier for members of the public to secure the financial backing of third parties when launching complex claims against moneyed corporations with sizeable legal teams which they could otherwise ill-afford.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘There is “notable cause for concern” over the long-term sustainability of the civil legal aid sector, research commissioned by the Ministry of Justice has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘People are being encouraged to see how justice is done in courtrooms with the publication of a new and simple “how to” guide for attending court hearings today.’
Ministry of Justice, 30th December 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has launched a consultation on the procedure for determining mental capacity in civil proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Speech by the Lady Chief Justice: Civil Justice Council’s 12th National Forum.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th November 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The deputy head of civil justice has issued a robust defence of the new regime of fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) for cases worth up to £100,000 – while acknowledging it is not as simple as he would like.’
Legal Futures, 30th October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Society has called for urgent reforms to the Mental Health Act, which it has described as “outdated”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Open Justice Today Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates Conference 2023.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 11th September 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Justice secretary Alex Chalk must urgently “get to grips” with increasing civil court delays to help thousands of consumers trapped in “legal limbo”, the Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has argued.’
Legal Futures, 6th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Employment law is one of the main areas where women face systemic barriers to seeking civil legal help and legal aid needs to be expanded as a result, a feminist think tank has urged.’
Legal Futures, 17th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Vulnerable women in England and Wales, including survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, are being denied justice because of cuts to the civil legal aid budget, a thinktank has said.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘W80, an armed police officer, shot Jermaine Baker dead in a police operation. Mr Baker was implicated in a plot to snatch two individuals from custody. The police had intelligence that the plotters would be in possession of firearms. W80’s account was that during the intervention, Mr Baker’s hands moved quickly up to a shoulder bag on his chest. Fearing for his life and those of his colleagues, W80 fired one shot. No firearm was found in the bag, but an imitation firearm was in the rear of the car.’
UKSC Blog, 5th July 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
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