The welfare of Cafcass The President’s interim guidance on Cafcass reports under the Children Act 1989 s 7 (see 155 NLJ p 1210)—
PI revolution in a week: official
The guideline rates for summary assessment of civil and family costs have been uprated for inflation by 1.7% for work done after 31 March 2010 so, for example, band A London 1 fee earners will now attract £409 for each hour of their toil as against £217 in National 1 and £201 in National 2 areas. Well, it’s better than a kick in the rear—and even better than a salary freeze!
Patience, please...Judges are still summarily assessing costs in civil and family cases on the strength of interim hourly guideline rates which came into operation on 1 January 2009.
Who needs a banker?; Exchange JS for Pt 8; At your service; Lietigation; The R factor; The late protection game
Soaring fees; Drug addicts: bad news; Witness immunity; TOLATA beats AR
Tribunal awards down; bank charge claims set to revive; ruling on missing credit agreement defence
Swear certificates, the court fee feeling, whoops, chequemate, long live rejection.
Councils into forced marriages; unfair shock; and credit reference peril
The 50th update to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 came into force on 1 October 2009. Here’s the best of it.
Kadie Bennett, senior associate at Anthony Collins and chair of the Resolution West Midlands Group, discusses her long-standing passion for family law and calls for unity in the profession
Firm appoints new UK senior partner for 2026
Healthcare and sports legal team expands in the north west