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01 December 2023 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8051 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil way: 1 December 2023

Judicial poses; Juniors may speak; Dodgy drafting; Fees hike promised; Business tenancy opposition

SAY CHEESE

Someone has cottoned on to the jeopardy presented by the taking of those delightful post-adoption order photographs at court with child, family and judge. No, not the ceiling falling in but a prosecution for breach of s 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 which prohibits snapping in court or its precincts. The Courts (Prescribed Recordings) Order 2013 (SI 2023/1124) rushed into force after 96 years on 24 October 2023 has come to the rescue. It disapplies the prohibition for adoption ‘ceremony’ stills where taken after the proceedings and authorised by the court and undertaken in accordance with the court’s instructions.


JUNIOR SLEEP TO BE INTERRUPTED

First, Mr Justice Foxton expressed pleasure at the increasing frequency with which junior advocates have been undertaking some of the oral submissions in the commercial court. Now the good and the powerful, headed by the Lady Chief Justice and Master of the Rolls, have got in on the act with

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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