Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

22 Jan 2016

More than half of Brits trust lawyers to tell the truth

Judges rank as third most trustworthy profession after doctors and teachers

22 Jan 2016

Home Secretary powers to override court judgments 'a rule of law issue'

Immigration Bill scrutinised by parliament's joint committee on human rights

22 Jan 2016

High Court enforces reduced CAS penalty clause award for first time

Ruling comes despite public policy of refusing penalty clauses and the Lugano Convention

21 Jan 2016

Over 3,600 divorce cases contain faulty Form E calculation

Justice Minister Shailesh Vara apologises for MoJ 'failure'

19 Jan 2016

Bar Council cautious over plans to discard lawyers

Dispensing with lawyers could lead to 'denial of justice', says Bar chairman

19 Jan 2016

Clarity for solicitors 'acting on mortgages

Georgina Squire discusses a recent Court of Appeal decision on the application of the Bowerman duty, and whether this is overridden by the terms of the CML Handbook

19 Jan 2016

David Miranda: Court of Appeal finds 'counter terrorism powers' incompatible with human rights

Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 needs to be remedied to allow for judicial oversight

19 Jan 2016

First4Lawyers: 'Targeting the claimant in 'a consumer-driven world

Where upfront costs can be up to £1,200, Qamar Anwar discusses utilising ATEs ?and DBAs in the employment law sector