Procedure & practice

Alec Samuels discusses the new principle for the town and village green

Where now for the civil justice system post-COVID, asks Shirley Denyer

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued new guidance containing information on the pre-sentence report pilot in 15 magistrates’ courts. 

A survey of 250 litigation lawyers has uncovered concerns about the disclosure pilot scheme (DPS), currently underway in the business and property courts.

The Nuffield Foundation has announced the publication of a new report, funded by Nuffield and completed by CoramBAAF, which aims to support judges with improving the anonymisation of children in judgments uploaded to the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII).

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has released guidance on the type of court fees that are incurred in court proceedings brought under the new Practice Direction 27B, which governs personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents where the claimant expects to recover less than £5,000 in pain, suffering and loss of amenity damages. 

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated its operational summary on court and tribunal operations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Nick Leigh reports on the occasional eyebrow-raising qualities of tax law

Late L&T notice change; appeal route in finance cases; case management disorder; on-road removal unlawful; summary judgment beats default.