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18 November 2016
Issue: 7723 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Civil way: 18 November 2016

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Fee remission less painful; divorce competitions & civil appeal form changes

BIG SAVINGS ON FEES

You call it remission. HMC&TS in cuddly speak calls it help with court and tribunal fees. There’s now an option to apply for remission online and just published are a revised guide EX160A (surely they could rename it ticklyboo 160A) and simplified application form EX160 with it. Mercifully, bank statements and other documentary evidence formerly required need not accompany but may be called in.

SERIAL PROBLEM

There have been cases where the names and addresses of adoptive parents have been inadvertently revealed to the birth parents because serial numbers protecting the former’s identity have not been assigned by the court or assigned late. In some instances, the adoptive family have had to be relocated or the adoptive placement has broken down. The Family Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules (SI 2016/1013) which came into force on 14 November 2016 are aimed at fixing the problem. Serial numbers will be automatically assigned in future rather than assigned on request, as at

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NLJ this week: Divorce ‘nuclear weapon’ freezes assets but entangles outsiders
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
NLJ this week: What counts as ‘rent’? Court says labour alone won’t do
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
NLJ this week: Freed but failed—justice system leaves the innocent empty-handed
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
NLJ this week: Clarity on whistleblowing, settlements and tribunal limits
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
NLJ this week: Family law urged to ditch adversarial instincts
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
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