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Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

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No more hired guns

No more hired guns

Most of the latest changes to the Civil Procedure Rules describe practices that those who use experts should already carry out, but practitioners will find it helpful that these are now supported by the courts, says Georgina Squire
Be my witness

Be my witness

The latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules will improve the rules on expert witnesses and new automatic orders will reduce the workload of district judges, says DJ Paul Mildred
Making arrangements

Making arrangements

A new constitutional arrangement is essential to give the Supreme Court the power and status it needs, argues Quentin Bargate
Law Society not "able to understand" legal aid cuts

Law Society not "able to understand" legal aid cuts

Robert Heslett, president of the Law Society, has said that the MoJ's latest plans for legal aid cuts are so deeply flawed, full of ambiguities and contradictory statements that the society is not “reasonably able to understand quite what the proposals are”.
Well disposed

Well disposed

Charities looking to sell land must comply with several statutory obligations before entering into a contract, says Jane Lonergan
Striking at the roots

Striking at the roots

Masood Ahmed considers the guidance the courts have provided to those wishing to make strike out applications and how a party can avoid an order being made against them
All will be revealed

All will be revealed

When is disclosing information about prosecution witnesses' previous convictions justified, asks David Rhodes