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03 November 2011
Issue: 7488 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Civil way: 4 November 2011

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TRAFFIC JAM

Road traffic accident claims for repair charges by Royal & Sun Alliance policyholders have been clogging up county court lists with quantum arguments arising from the insurers’ model of having repairs carried out by a wholly owned subsidiary or one of the latter’s subcontractors. Cases have gone both ways. Now the Commercial Court is in on the arguments. Walker J in Coles and others v Hetherton and others [2011] EWHC 2405 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 6 (Oct) in a raft of cases issued upstairs by consent has joined them with 10 county court cases by transfer up and given preliminary directions with a view to the selection of some lead cases. The judge has blessed the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert

NEWS
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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