header-logo header-logo

04 December 2015
Issue: 7679 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
printer mail-detail

Civil way: 4 December 2015

Shush!; creditors bankrupted; home court reversal & transferring up correctly

GOING WITH A GANG

There was one hell of a racket the other day as the writer was attempting to do justice between two warring spouses and that wasn’t just in his hearing room or the usher screaming out the decree nisi list within the precincts. It was outside the court building—still the local county court rather than any particular hearing centre comprised within the county court as they will need another fee hike before they can afford to change the signage—and it was down to the supporters of a litigant inside who might be at risk of eviction but, come on, it was a directions hearing and there were drums and bells and the writer thought he heard a trumpet between “section 25” and “matrimonial”.

There has been an increasing number of defendants giving mortgagees, landlords and bailiffs a hard time on the eviction appointment through the engagement of activist groups such as Freeman of the Land. They’re not going to take it any more.

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Indemnity costs remain exceptional, but parties cannot ignore a case that deteriorates around them. In Lawrence v Associated Newspapers, Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the claimants to pay indemnity costs after finding their conduct, viewed cumulatively, fell ‘well outside the norm’
Public law is in flux following reversals and robust appellate intervention, according to the latest public law update by the team at HSFK for NLJ
Neurotechnology is turning the human mind into an operational domain, exposing gaps in the laws of war
back-to-top-scroll