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01 December 2017
Issue: 7772 / Categories: Features , Judicial line , In Court
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Judicial line: 1 December 2017

Judicial Q&A: challenge route; goods without cash; too much court; mortgage release doubts; who decides on committal?

Presently aggrieved

Q Can the court ever entertain an application to set aside its order on the application of a party who was present at the hearing at which the order was made (insolvency reviews apart) or is an appeal the only route of challenge?

A Yes, the court can entertain but only in very limited circumstances. The applicant would have to establish that they had a real prospect of showing that the court at the original hearing had been misled by the respondent party or that there had been a material change in circumstances since the original hearing.

Today or tomorrow?

Q Where the court orders a return of goods in favour of a claimant who also seeks a money judgment, is there any bar to the money judgment being given at the same time or should that relief be adjourned over with a view to being dealt with after sale of the repossessed property? Is

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NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
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.

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