Procedure & practice

Fighting back

Post Cleary, defendants are in a stronger position to challenge anonymous hearsay evidence. Chris Cuddihee explains why
22 Jun 2007

DUTY ROTAS

In brief
15 Jun 2007

New proposals for very high cost cases

The Law Society is claiming victory in its fight to restrict the right of judges to replace lawyers who cause excessive delays to very high cost cases (VHCC) in England…
8 Jun 2007

A cautionary tale

Andreas Gledhill explains the pitfalls of using protective claims
8 Jun 2007

Bar complaints system should be “more accessible”

An independent review of the system for handling complaints against barristers has called for radical changes to create a modern, consumer-facing system.
6 Jun 2007

Blueprint for new look tribunals system

Proposals to reform tribunals into a more efficient, independent and user-focused service have been published by the Tribunals Service (TS).
1 Jun 2007

Two bites at the cherry?

The risks for professionals advising clients in litigation are becoming harder to anticipate, say Mike Willis and Naomi Park
1 Jun 2007

Visible justice

Veils in court are an affront to open justice, says Barbara Hewson
25 May 2007

Court reforms ushered in

Crown court cases are to be completed within 16 weeks in future, as part of a programme of reform initiated by court staff.
25 May 2007

Reasonably onerous

Helen Hart and Nicola Rüütel examine how the phrase “reasonable endeavours” has been interpreted
25 May 2007

An unsung hero

The actions of one man transformed the regulation of the solicitors’ profession, says Geoffrey Bindman
25 May 2007

PROPERTY CONFLICTS

Views on solicitors’ professional conduct obligations regarding conflicts of interest when they want to act for seller and buyer in conveyancing and mortgage-related services are being sought by the Solicitors…
18 May 2007