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What is the current state of thinking about the efficacy of a second charge...

If service of a divorce petition on the respondent abroad is bad...

If there have been cross decrees for dissolution, should separate decrees nisi be perfected by the court...

In a low velocity impact personal injury claim there seems to be some conflict between the Casey v Cartright procedure and Husain v Amin and another...

Is service of a claim form by the court in contravention of the claimant’s request to serve himself...

On applications for permission to remove a child from the jurisdiction, a Cafcass report on the child’s wishes and feelings will often be ordered...

 The requirement for a costs estimate with the allocation/directions questionnaire appears to have been scrapped...

When judgment is entered in an unspecified claim why is it in terms that it is for an amount to be decided... 

R (on the application of S) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] All ER (D) 120 (Apr)

The court can now “track down” a civil claim without the consent of the parties by amendment to CPR 27.7...

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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