Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

26 Aug 2015

Bureaucracy and expense of the immigration tribunal

Appeals should be held in Northern Ireland where applicable, not Birmngham. Peter Swingler reports

25 Aug 2015

High Court dismisses Data Protection Act application in Thai death penalty case

Judge forced to balance interests of the police against those of the accused in 'highly novel and difficult' case

21 Aug 2015

Should there be a 'Statute of Limitations' for criminal offences?

How can a person defend their liberty years after an event based on false memories, asks Adrian Mason

20 Aug 2015

The diamond in the rough story during silly season

The theft of a Mars bar has caught people's attention, but if you cannot get lawyers into a room to discuss our rotten CJS, what hope have you got of ameliorating the problem, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

19 Aug 2015

Is the financial list a welcome initiative?

Unless the value of the claim is over £50m, cases must rely on the opinion of a judge without financial markets expertise, Kevin Bonavia and Kate Parker discuss

11 Aug 2015

Lord Tebbit proves once again that politicians need a crash course in the common law

Former Conservative party chairman alleges greedy Leigh Day lawyers are 'laughing all the way to the bank'

6 Aug 2015

HMRC defeats employment giant at Court of Appeal over £158m of unpaid tax

Expense payments found to be part of employed temps' ordinary salary payments

6 Aug 2015

Be flexible when dealing with litigants in person

Facing an unrepresented party in court is becoming the norm rather than an exception for some solicitors; Beth Forrester provides guidance for handling this situation