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Civil Way: 26 February 2021

25 February 2021
Issue: 7922 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Legal aid fix; no emotion in Court of Appeal; latest CPR update.

THE FIX

Heaven forbid that the Legal Aid Agency should mess up with a civil application but it appears to accept this as a possibility. The evidence is in the establishment of its ‘Fix it’ service, following a successful pilot, which aims to correct its errors relating to civil merits, means and finance related matters at the earliest possible opportunity—the target is 24 hours—and thereby avoid an appeal. This represents a widening of the service which was limited to fast-track correction of errors stemming from the payment of bills. LiPs must keep out.


EMOTIVE LIMITATION

In December 2011 an oil spill occurred off the shore of Nigeria, lasting five to six hours before the offending pipeline was switched off and the oil stopped leaking into the sea. It is asserted that 27,800 individuals and 457 communities were affected. The issue for the Court of Appeal in Jalla v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2021] EWCA Civ

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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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