Court fees are going up on 1 May! In this week’s ‘Civil way’, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, reports that 172 fees are affected, although some have escaped Those are not the only fee hikes, as Gold notes
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to be investigated in connection with its actions prior to the collapse of Sheffield law firm SSB Group
Personal injury lawyers have warned against introducing a dual or multiple personal injury discount rate—the rate used to calculate damages in serious, life-changing injury cases
A Bill to reverse PACCAR has reached the second reading stage in the House of Lords
Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division, has launched a pilot on formal dress in the family courts—reigniting a long-running debate on court attire
Clients are taking longer to pay their bills, leading to an increase in law firm debt, while the move to flexible working has prompted a rise in borrowing, research by accountants and business advisers Lubbock Fine has shown
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
