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Civil way: 24 February 2017

24 February 2017
Issue: 7735 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Vanishing claims; legal advisers get judgy; & managing incurred costs.

CPR RULES, OK!

Civil, family and insolvency procedure rules and practice directions are all in for a makeover. Here are some of the sexier changes from the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017 (SI 2017/95) (CPAR 2017) and 88th CPR update which come into force on 6 April 2017, unless stated to the contrary. More next time.

The hearing is nearing The scheme for refund of the whole or part of the trial fee (which we used to call the hearing fee but which I must now call the trial fee and which you may continue to call the hearing fee unless in correspondence with the court or conversation with an anorak) is being scrapped. In return, the fee will not generally become payable until up to 28 days before the trial. The new scheme begins on 6 March 2017 in line with the Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 (SI 2016/1191) (see “Civil way”, NLJ , 13 January 2017, p17) but will not affect

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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