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15 Sept 2015

Landlords, businesses, and bereaved families will suffer from court fee hike

Lord Chancellor cannot justify fixing 'two nation' justice system with 1,000 per cent fee increase, says CILEx

15 Sept 2015

When do aggregation clauses apply?

Mr Justice Teare's recent judgment does little to clarify the terms of firms' professional indemnity insurance policies, says Patrick Gaul

15 Sept 2015

Revenge porn offenders not getting off scot-free

When an offence is this broad, there will be significant variances in the sentences handed down, explains Dr Samantha Pegg

14 Sept 2015

Magistrates' courts

Magistrates warn the criminal justice system is near collapse due to growing delays, court closures, and funding cuts

8 Sept 2015

Copycat fraud in the workplace

Fraud has, unfortunately, been a feature of personal injury claims since the Railway Passenger Assurance Company underwrote the first accident insurance policy in the late 19th century, and Lord Hershell's assessment of the existence of fraud in Derry v Peek [1889]

8 Sept 2015

An expensive day in court

Richard Thomas considers the rationale of the government in respect of access to justice for SMEs

3 Sept 2015

Scottish government to scrap employment tribunal fees

Scotland's new powers may create a two-tier justice system for workers in the UK

1 Sept 2015

Failure to pay national living wage likely to end in prosecutions for businesses

Prime minister warns 'unscrupulous' employers they will 'pay the price' of cheating workers