Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

21 Jul 2009

Take note

DJ Tim Jenkins discusses the latest changes in the Civil Procedure Rules on the service of repossession notices on tenants and suggests ways of avoiding pitfalls

14 Jul 2009

Court of Appeal overturns "windfall" pensions decision

In a ruling that applies to most final salary occupational pension schemes, the Court of Appeal has rejected a High Court decision on the equalisation of retirement ages on the grounds that it would give some workers a "windfall" while being unfair to others.

7 Jul 2009

Court of Appeal ruling moves pre-nups in position of “greater magnetic force”

The Court of Appeal has reduced a £5.8m divorce pay-out by a German heiress to her former husband to a lump sum about a fifth of the original award, in a decision anticipating full enforceability of pre-nuptial agreements.

7 Jul 2009

Update: police and criminal evidence

Kim Bouwer rounds up the latest cases on privacy, police retention of evidence, powers of search and release of information to a third party

30 Jun 2009

Solicitors remember Henry Hodge

One of the country's leading solicitors, Sir Henry Hodge, died on 18 June. He was diagnosed with leukaemia in September last year.

30 Jun 2009

A matter of opinion

Experts must be aware of their legal duties when giving evidence both before and during the trial, but solicitors also have a part to play in ensuring the process goes smoothly, says Adam Wilson

30 Jun 2009

Update: insolvency

David Archer reviews the latest cases and developments on debt relief orders, pre-packs, the Madoff case, late submission of a CVA claim and bankruptcy shields

30 Jun 2009

Regime change

Adam Herbert explains how the Finance Act 2008 will affect offshore trustees and their advisers, highlighting key issues and exploring some practical solutions