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14 February 2008 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7308 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Public , Procedure & practice , Profession
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Civil Way: 15 February 2008

Lawbites, Wotcha Mate, Getting in on the lolly

LAWBITES

 

Windscreen news

A new framework for the civil enforcement of parking contraventions is implemented on 6 April 2008 with the Traffic Management Act 2004, Pt 6 and subordinate legislation brought into force. CPR Pt 75 is amended in line. " Parking attendants to be called civil enforcement officers (as well as the usual). " A witness statement option instead of a statutory declaration. " A six-month time limit for issue of notice to owner. " No clamping or removal until 30 minutes after service of penalty charge notice but clamping after 15 minutes for persistent evaders.

 

Cost of the fatal omission

If the receiving party to a costs order has been represented by more than one solicitor, the costs of all those solicitors should be included in just one bill. If the party fails to include them all and a costs judge completes his assessment without regard to the omitted costs

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NEWS

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
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