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Civil Way: 17 September 2021

17 September 2021 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7948 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Skates needed for fee saves; Welch business; Mediation money; Domestic abuse update; Online divorce mandatory; CPO compensation up

THE BILL

Race is on The threatened court fee hikes will happen with a pinch of ‘remodelling’. But on what date? Early Autumn, they said. I consulted on when that season begins and the majority view which I accepted was 22 September 2021. True to their word, the Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2021 (SI 2021/985) which does the damage will come into force on 30 September 2021. So you had better get your skates on to save, for example, £43 on an application for divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution, £20 on a civil application notice (£8 where by consent) and £85 on a multi-track trial fee (and with no transitional relief on that one or elsewhere). Although court fees have nothing to do with the judiciary, the county court at Central London poked its nose in at consultation as did a respondent called Min. There’s a sweet pill with the raising

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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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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