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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

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Foreign judgment creditors have gained a route to recovery after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Drelle v Servis-Terminal
Surrogacy is growing in popularity, but parents-to-be face a complex legal framework
Winning a judgment may be only the beginning of an expensive enforcement battle, writes Professor Dominic Regan in this week's NLJ
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