Procedure & practice

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.

Sir Julian Flaux, Chancellor of the High Court has issued a practice note confirming the process to be followed for witnesses giving evidence remotely from a foreign jurisdiction.

Environmental lawyer, Tim Crosland, has been given a £5,000 fine by the Supreme Court after it was alleged by the Attorney General, Michael Ellis QC, that Crosland disclosed a confidential Supreme Court decision to the news wire Press Association, in breach of an embargo, prior to the judgment being handed down.

The Chancellor of the High Court has published a practice note which confirms the process that is to be followed in some cases in Business in Property Courts cases for witnesses that provide evidence via video link or other remote means from a foreign jurisdiction.

Numerical nightmares & conjured-up counterclaims: Dominic Regan counts the costs of some headline headaches