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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7397

10 December 2009
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I just cannot make out when a supplemental divorce petition is and is not appropriate...

I understand that judgment debt interest in the county court ceases to run if and when enforcement action is taken?

In a claim in tort, is the defendant not entitled to put the claimant to proof without pleading a positive case for the defence without judgment being entered against him on allocation?

Is there any limit on the expenses which can be awarded against an unsuccessful party?

How should the thrown away costs of the other side be dealt with?

When non-compliance is alleged, can the undertaking be enforced by committal?

To what extent can industrial action be taken into account when it has been responsible for a failure to comply with a case management time limit?

Is it objectionable for the schedule of a Tomlin order to stray beyond the confines of the proceedings?

The Law Society Charity donated £369,000 last year, only a 3.4% drop from the previous year despite the recession.

Mr Justice Eady has defended the judiciary against accusations of “judge-made” privacy law.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers to be joined by leading family law set, 4 Brick Court, this summer

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham

NEWS
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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