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15 December 2023
Issue: 8053 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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NLJ this week: Pothole in the grass! Planning fee hike! CPR Pt23!

Inflation! Everything’s going up including planning fees in England, with a 35% increase for major applications, NLJ columnist and former District Judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil way

Gold covers disclosure of electronic documents in family proceedings as well as the missing letter that tarnished the Royal Mail’s reputation among judges and court staff.

Mountain bikes and unexpected potholes don’t mix, apparently, resulting in a complex vertebra fracture for an unfortunate rider who had to give up his job as a result, but was the council to blame? What made this case unusual is that the pothole was on the grass verge next to the road.

Also in Civil way caselaw this week, Gold looks at Riniker v Al-Turk, a case with a ‘tangled background’ which ‘produces some material which could get you off the hook with an imperfect CPR Pt 23 application’.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

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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