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Civil way: 20 October 2023

20 October 2023 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8045 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Situations vacant; Revised CPR forms; Enforcement fees to rise; Child report crisis; Social landlords watch out; Fighting against divorce

LAWBITES

Be alright, JAC I’ve found some jobs for you. On offer now or upcoming from the Judicial Appointments Commission—and remember, no sleeping or advocate bullying during hearings—are sign-ups for deputy insolvency and companies court judge (four); High Court family judge (three); King’s Bench master (one); and Police misconduct hearing chairs in London (15 and thick skins required).

On form Directions questionnaire N181 has been updated in honour of fixed recoverable costs. The intermediate track is introduced at para 2 as a destination for allocation (see ‘Civil way’, NLJ 8 September 2023) and, at para 4, litigants are interrogated in fast and intermediate track cases as to which of the four bands of complexity—there is an ascending scale of allowable costs proportionate with the complexity of the claim—the case should be assigned. And they are keeping a welcome in the hillside for the amendments to the small claims directions questionnaire

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NEWS
Michael Zander KC, Emeritus Professor at LSE, tracks the turbulent passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through the House of Lords in this week's issue of NLJ. Two marathon debates drew contributions from nearly 200 peers, split between support, opposition and conditional approval
Alistair Mills of Landmark Chambers reflects on the Human Rights Act 1998 a quarter-century after it came into force, in this week's issue of NLJ
In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ, Stephen Gold surveys a raft of procedural changes and quirky disputes shaping civil practice. His message is clear: civil practitioners must brace for continual tweaks, unexpected contentions and rising costs in everyday litigation
Barbara Mills KC, chair of the Bar 2025 and joint head of chambers at 4PB, sets out in this week's NLJ how the profession will respond to Baroness Harriet Harman KC’s review into bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct at the Bar
In a very special tribute in this week's NLJ, David Burrows reflects on the retirement of Patrick Allen, co-founder of Hodge Jones & Allen, whose career epitomised the heyday of legal aid
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