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31 May 2024 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8073 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way , Family , Personal injury
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Civil way: 31 May 2024

KB seal bonus; QLRs, we need you!; The business of a misrep; Hybrid shock

LAWBITES

Paper deceased As from 30 May 2024, professional representatives wishing to issue an employment tribunal claim online must do so using a MyHMCTS account, which could take up to five days to activate. And the new digital case management system (see ‘Civil way’, NLJ, 19 April 2024) has just hit London’s three offices and reaches Manchester on 3 June 2024.

Lest you forget The Family Division president has spoken a series of reminders within 10 May 2024 practice guidance swingingly entitled ‘Urgent applications, out of hours applications and bundles in the Family Division of the High Court.’ No prizes for guessing what it is about. A prelude to some judicial thrashing?

KB dating The tenth edition of the King’s Bench (KB) guide has been published with, among others, updated guidance on contempt applications and an updated notice of allocation. At a recent KB court user meeting, an HMCTS representative disclosed the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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