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NLJ this week: Civil way! Cross-exams, financial provision for 18 year-olds & finality

01 July 2022
Issue: 7985 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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Former District Judge Stephen Gold looks at the restrictions on domestic violence perpetrators cross-examining victims, in this week’s Civil Way. While the relevant sections of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 are still not in force, ‘we remain under starter’s orders’

Gold also covers the Supreme Court’s message to the Court of Appeal on finality, and whether a court can make a Children Act 1989 order for financial provision where the child’s 18th birthday between the date of application and the date of the order.

He looks at ATE insurance policies taken out by solicitors acting on child personal injury claims, something which ‘district judges abhor’, and reveals how long online divorce applications are taking to be issued.

Issue: 7985 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
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)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
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
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
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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