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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

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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