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01 July 2022 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7985 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil way: 1 July 2022

Cross at court; 9.25% interesting; One-way judgment attack; 18 plus and sch 1; Who pays for the ATE?; Divorce update

YOUR COURT NEEDS YOU!!

The cross-examination loving ss 65/6 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (DAA 2021) did not achieve commencement last month as we had foolishly predicted would happen, although we remain under starter’s orders. If they are not in by the end of this month then, once more, I am a banana. What has emerged is that for advocates recently returned from a Red Square branch office and with nothing else to do, work as court appointed qualified legal representatives (QLRs) looks set to emerge from court building ears.

In family proceedings, where a party has been cautioned for, charged with or convicted of a specified offence (under the laws of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and there are 14 pages of them in SI 2022/568), they cannot cross-examine the victim in person or vice versa. Ditto in civil proceedings except where there has been

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

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Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
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Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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