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25 February 2021
Issue: 7922 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Civil Way: 26 February 2021

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

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
A time-restricted bank tax, a ‘roadmap to fiscal devolution’, extension to parental leave, entrepreneur’s relief and a giveaway on energy bills for households are the headlines in Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
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