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28 October 2022 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8000 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil way: 28 October 2022

New port alert order; Watford snags; waiting for a seal; Abu Dhabi start up prevails.

LAWBITES

‘Is this yours Eth?’ MyHMCTS has improved the experience of users of its online financial remedy services, or so they say. Not only will their email notifications provide the 16-digit case reference number but will now include the parties’ names. Also, when a first appointment is notified to the respondent’s legal representative as a result of the applicant’s legal representative having identified them on issue, the former will need to contact their case access administrator and ask for the case to be assigned to them before they can access it.

The Bad News for your clients Civil statistics based on April–June 2022 performance show what you already knew: justice is taking longer. The mean time from issue to trial in small claims is 50.8 weeks and in fast and multi-tracks 75 weeks.

Alert: revise that order The Family Court does have jurisdiction to make a free-standing order for a port alert (which

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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