HHJ Karen Walden-Smith
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HHJ Karen Walden-Smith, senior circuit judge, designated civil judge for East Anglia & chair of the Civil Justice Council’s working group on enforcement. Newlawjournal.co.uk
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HHJ Karen Walden-Smith, senior circuit judge, designated civil judge for East Anglia & chair of the Civil Justice Council’s working group on enforcement. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Without enforcement, judgments are worthless. HHJ Karen Walden-Smith sets out the Civil Justice Council’s recommendations to improve effectiveness & efficiency
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith examines the importance of restraint when raising allegations of fundamental dishonesty
When awarding costs on account, what is a reasonable sum, asks HHJ Karen Walden-Smith
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith outlines why the courts should take a global approach to applications to resile, while serving the interests of justice
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The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026
Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’
Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes
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