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13 October 2017 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7765 / Categories: Features , Civil way
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Civil way: 13 October 2017

Debt protocol is here; 20% of His Honour; ‘Stop it!’

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Unspecified claims go online—for some A county court pilot was introduced by the 91st CPR update running from 12 September 2017 to 30 November 2017 to enable selected legal representatives to issue unspecified (and specified) claims at the CCMCC using the CC Online website and with the representatives effecting service.

Your Family Court Needs You! The acute shortage of family beaks is being addressed by changing the rules. Direct recruitment into the Family Court has started for new magistrates within London, Birmingham and Greater Manchester before roll out more widely. For the initial period, the eligibility criteria have been relaxed so that no role or occupation is being explicitly prohibited. Presumably, spouse beaters need not apply.

Worth the wait? For those granted a decree nisi of divorce in the April–June 2017 quarter, the average time from petition presentation to that point of ecstasy was 23.3 weeks.

Remember that the long awaited pre-action protocol for debt came into force on 1 October 2017 and

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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