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Claimants left waiting for justice
Justice is slow, with small claims taking a year to reach court (51.9 weeks), the latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) civil justice statistics show.
07 June 2023
Are we on track with the draft fixed costs rules? Premium Content
Andrew Parker reviews the draft rules for extending fixed costs to cases valued up to £100,000
02 June 2023 / Andrew Parker
Mistakes on a plane Premium Content
What is an accident? Asela Wijeyaratne & Mark Welbourn examine a return to orthodoxy under the Montreal Convention on air passenger liability
02 June 2023 / Mark Welbourn / Asela Wijeyaratne
LNB NEWS: MoJ to implement rule changes on vulnerability under FRC regime
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published its official response to its May 2022 consultation on the way vulnerability is addressed in the extended Fixed Recoverable Cost (FRC) regime.
01 June 2023
Serco failed to protect court officers
Security firm Serco has been fined £2.25m and ordered to pay £433,596 in costs at the Old Bailey for health and safety failings following the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell.
31 May 2023
Abolish time bar for child abuse victims now
Personal injury lawyers have called for the limitation period for claims from victims of child abuse to be abolished with immediate effect.
31 May 2023
Image-based abuse: routes to justice Premium Content
How can the civil law help victims of image-based sexual abuse? Zahra Awaiz-Bilal reports on a landmark decision of the High Court
28 April 2023 / Zahra Awaiz-Bilal
NLJ this week: QOCS reform creates ‘perilous’ situation for claimants
The recent change to QOCS (qualified one-way costs shifting) may have tipped the balance in favour of defendants, Samuel Hayman, partner, and Tom Jenkinson, senior associate solicitor, Bolt Burdon Kemp, write in this week’s NLJ.
21 April 2023
Claimants & QOCS: caught in a trap? Premium Content
Have the changes to the qualified one-way costs shifting regime tipped the scales too far in favour of defendants? Samuel Hayman & Tom Jenkinson examine the perilous new situation for claimants
21 April 2023 / Samuel Hayman / Tom Jenkinson
NLJ this week: Preventing another tragedy—the Manchester Arena inquiry reports
Can lessons be learned from the Manchester Arena bombing that could help prevent a similar tragedy in the future?
07 April 2023
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NLJ this week: Company conspiracy clarified
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
NLJ this week: Home is where intent lies
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
NLJ this week: Farewell to Chancery
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
NLJ this week: Silence carries a price
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
NLJ this week: Costs sting after a courtroom gamble
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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