Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

19 May 2009

Out in the open?

DJ Julie Exton considers how the opening of the family courts to the media is likely to work in practice and wonders whether this will achieve the government's aim to create greater transparency

12 May 2009

Blowing their cover

Peter Tyldesley is looking forward to the Law Commission's much-needed proposals for the reform of insurance contract law

5 May 2009

An end to estimates?

The current system of costs estimates is not providing clients with the certainty they need, and is likely to become tougher, warns Howard Dean

28 Apr 2009

Proceeding with care

The changing scope of cost recovery outside of court proceedings has important implications for legal defence insurers, says Jennette Newman

14 Apr 2009

Hanging around

Often it is necessary to try to de-mystify the court process as much as possible. Often one of the things that worries a client most is where they stand, what they should say to the judge and what they should wear. So, particularly with young or vulnerable defendants, I often go through the whole trial process from arraignment to verdict and what happens if the verdict is guilty. This also helps them ask the question that they don't always want to hear answered: will I go to prison if I am convicted?

14 Apr 2009

In good health?

With healthcare being one of the fastest-moving sectors around, what are law firms doing to keep up, asks Jenny Ramage

14 Apr 2009

A vulnerable point

Protection for vulnerable adults is under increased scrutiny but what exactly does 'vulnerable' mean, and do the safeguards go far enough, asks David Hewitt

14 Apr 2009

The lines are drawn, but where?

Should juries have the right to decide what is criminal, rather than whether the defendant committed an offence, asks Tan Ikram