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Civil way: 4 October 2024

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04 October 2024 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8088 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way , Harassment , Tribunals , Property
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Portal rules, OK!; Harassed by CPR; Just one claim form, please; judicial review sins

PORTALS FOR MORTALS

HMCTS has issued specific rules for naming documents which are to be uploaded to ‘case file view’ on the contested financial remedy portal. Be warned. You are stuck with the name you create so eschew ‘filthy respondent’s lie pack’. Renaming is out of the question. The name should be ‘sufficiently short’ and contain: type of document; first and last name of the person whose ‘evidence’ is set out in it; and date of creation or signature. ‘Form E Sella Storey 04/10/24’ would do nicely.

THE HARASSMENT TRAP

The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is a fine

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NEWS
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Stress at work for corporate counsel
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
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Human rights concerns for patients, prisoners & immigration detainees
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Licensing fast-track for conveyancing & probate professionals
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Stress at work? Join the (employment tribunal claim) queue
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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