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Limitation and Time Limits in Civil Litigation: Implications of Covid 19 – 23 Essex Street

Posted April 17th, 2020 in chambers articles, civil justice, coronavirus, limitations, news, sanctions, time limits by sally

‘Whilst legislation is being rushed through dealing with significant aspects of work undertaken by the legal profession, addressing major societal issues such as housing, crime and the need to conduct hearings remotely, there are many more areas directly impacted by the current circumstances that have not / cannot be legislated for. This article considers the effect of the pandemic on statutory limitation periods and applications for relief from sanctions.’

23 Essex Street, 9th April 2020

Source: www.23es.com

MR backs review of guideline hourly rates – Litigation Futures

Posted April 17th, 2020 in civil justice, costs, fees, news, solicitors by sally

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has been tasked with reviewing the guideline hourly rates (GHR), it has emerged, with costs specialists urging it to revert to the old system of setting them locally.’

Litigation Futures, 17th April 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Corporate failure to prevent abuses – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 7th, 2020 in civil justice, company law, financial regulation, fraud, human rights, money laundering, news by sally

‘While debate rumbles on over the extension of ‘failure to prevent’ offences into the broad spectrum of financial crime, including fraud and money laundering, some have called for their introduction into an altogether different sphere: human rights.’

Law Society's Gazette, 6th April 2020

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Delivering justice during the COVID-19 pandemic – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted April 3rd, 2020 in civil justice, coronavirus, courts, criminal justice, HM Courts Service, live link evidence, news by sally

‘Maintaining access to justice and enabling people to exercise their rights and have effective participation in the legal system has never been more important than now. The judiciary are quickly adapting their ways of working to deliver justice during the coronavirus pandemic.’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd April 2020

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Coronavirus and Public Civil Hearings – Blackstone Chambers

Posted March 31st, 2020 in chambers articles, civil justice, coronavirus, news by sally

‘This piece, by Thomas de la Mare QC, considers how open civil justice, and in particular public hearings, will work in the coronavirus era.’

Blackstone Chambers, 30th March 2020

Source: www.blackstonechambers.com

Open justice direction published for remote hearings – Litigation Futures

Posted March 26th, 2020 in bills, civil justice, civil procedure rules, closed material, coronavirus, courts, health, health & safety, live link evidence, news, practice directions, remote hearings by sally

‘A new practice direction clarifying when civil courts may derogate from the principle of open justice to conduct hearings remotely in private has been published today.’

Litigation Futures, 25th March 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Mediation – a way forward? – Becket Chambers

Posted March 23rd, 2020 in chambers articles, civil justice, dispute resolution, news by sally

‘Why, you may be wondering, would a barrister with 28 years’ experience of civil litigation and the adversarial process want to talk about mediation? Surely the whole purpose of barristers, and indeed lawyers, is to let people have their day in court and to demolish the “other side”?’

Becket Chambers, 2nd March 2020

Source: becket-chambers.co.uk

Final hearings to go online “very shortly”, says Lord Chief – Litigation Futures

Posted March 20th, 2020 in civil justice, coronavirus, courts, families, family courts, health, health & safety, internet, live link evidence, news by sally

‘Final hearings and hearings with contested evidence in civil and family cases will “inevitably” be conducted using technology very shortly, the Lord Chief Justice has warned.’

Litigation Futures, 19th March 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Message from the Lord Chief Justice to judges in the Civil and Family Courts – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted March 19th, 2020 in civil justice, coronavirus, family courts, news by sally

‘Events have been moving so fast that detailed guidance on how to sustain the administration of justice in these two important jurisdictions would be overtaken by developments very quickly.’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th March 2020

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Will my hearing go ahead? Civil Procedure, Human Rights and the Coronavirus – Blackstone Chambers

Posted March 18th, 2020 in chambers articles, civil justice, civil procedure rules, coronavirus, courts, human rights, news by sally

‘In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and the protective measures which the UK government has introduced, litigators across the country are asking one burning question: will hearings go ahead, and if so how?’

Blackstone Chambers, 18th March 2020

Source: www.blackstonechambers.com

Civil Justice Council proposes rule changes to ensure consideration of vulnerability of people in civil proceedings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 26th, 2020 in civil justice, codes of practice, compensation, courts, Ministry of Justice, news, sexual offences, victims, witnesses by sally

‘The Civil Justice Council has proposed rule changes that would further ensure that all civil judges, parties and advocates consider vulnerability of people involved in civil proceedings.’

Local Government Lawyer, 24th February 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

CJC sets out rule changes to help vulnerable witnesses – Litigation Futures

Posted February 25th, 2020 in civil justice, Civil Justice Council, civil procedure rules, disabled persons, mental health, news, reports, witnesses by sally

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has set out detailed changes it believes should be made to the Civil Procedure Rules to help vulnerable parties and witnesses, including an amended overriding objective.’

Litigation Futures, 25th February 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Senior judges mull guideline hourly rate review – Litigation Futures

Posted February 21st, 2020 in civil justice, costs, courts, fees, judges, news by sally

‘A group of senior judges at the helm of the civil courts are considering a review of the guideline hourly rates (GHR) “as a matter of urgency”, it has emerged.’

Litigation Futures, 21st February 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Mediation: untangling knotty problems – Counsel

Posted February 21st, 2020 in barristers, civil justice, codes of practice, dispute resolution, news by sally

‘What’s the most voiced complaint about litigators, the Bar in particular, going into mediation? Some best practice points emerged from the recent Civil Mediation Council Conference – writes Rawdon Crozier.’

Counsel, February 2020

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Thomas on Wales – Counsel

Posted February 20th, 2020 in civil justice, criminal justice, devolution, legal profession, news, reports, Wales by sally

‘With radical recommendations for ‘fair, distinct and devolved’ justice, the Thomas Report should be required reading for anyone interested in Wales and the state of its justice system – writes David Hughes.’

Counsel, February 2020

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

TV licence convictions hard to justify, says MP scrutinising BBC – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2020 in BBC, civil justice, criminal justice, enforcement, fines, licensing, news, select committees by sally

‘The Conservative MP tasked with scrutinising the BBC has said it is hard to justify enforcing the licence fee through the criminal courts, suggesting the corporation is losing support in its battle to prevent the decriminalisation of the £154.50 charge.’

The Guardian, 15th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Urgent Action Required: The Bar Council’s 2019 Manifesto for the Justice System – The Bar Council

Posted November 26th, 2019 in barristers, civil justice, criminal justice, elections, legal aid, news by tracey

‘Today, at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference, Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar, has announced the launch of the Bar Council’s general election manifesto – Urgent Action Required.’

The Bar Council , 23rd November 2019

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Go to the LAA for civil contempt funding, not us – High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 18th, 2019 in appeals, civil justice, injunctions, legal aid, litigants in person, news, solicitors by sally

‘Litigants in person and solicitors should go through the Legal Aid Agency, not the High Court, for public funding in civil contempt proceedings, a judge has said in a bid to clear up confusion over who has the power to grant legal aid.’

Law Society's Gazette, 15th November 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Difficulties in recruiting to District Bench “to have adverse consequences” for civil, family jurisdictions: Lord Chief Justice – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 6th, 2019 in civil justice, courts, families, news, reports by sally

‘The Lord Chief Justice has warned of “a very worrying shortfall” in the recruitment of salaried members to the District Bench this year, saying that it will have adverse consequences for the family and civil jurisdictions.’

Local Government Lawyer, 5th November 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Drugs: UK should consider legalising possession, MPs say – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2019 in bereavement, civil justice, criminal justice, drug offences, government departments, inquiries, news, statistics by tracey

‘The government should investigate decriminalising the possession of all illegal drugs in a bid to prevent the rising number of related deaths, a group of MPs has said.’

BBC News, 23rd October 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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