THIS ISSUE
Delays in employment cases have hit a record high as overburdened tribunals struggle to deal with the volume of claims, lawyers have warned.
Judges can grant public access to all written materials in the court bundle, the Supreme Court has held.
Equality laws must tackle institutional and systemic discrimination rather than relying on individual litigation to create precedents, an approach that ‘dates back to the 1960s’, MPs have said.
The standard of proof used for professional misconduct proceedings for solicitors has officially changed to ‘balance of probabilities’—the civil standard.
Criminal barrister Robert Buckland QC began work as Lord Chancellor this week, replacing David Gauke.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Fieldfisher—Julian Balson
Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering
DMH Stallard—Seb Jones
DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire
TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson
Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm
NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up
A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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