Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

The Empire strikes back

Setting an upper limit on costs in defamation cases would amount to defendants getting unjustified special privileges over claimants, says Gideon Benaim

Getting a full discount

Criminal courts are no longer able to refuse full credit for time spent on remand in custody unless the judge regards it 'just' to decide otherwise, but is this fair when the defendant could escape prison altogether, asks Philip Rule

A people's court

The new tribunals system is intended to put appellants and respondents on an equal footing but its formality could be more intimidating for all, says Keith Wilding

Trustee Training

Trustees need to receive adequate training with regards the new set of responsibilities placed on them, or risk finding themselves out of their depth, says Richard Weaver

Update: family

Lynne Passmore reviews the latest cases on costs in ancillary relief proceedings, the validity of pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and the use of documents by solicitors in divorce cases

Where credit's due

Misunderstanding the rules on transferring fee payments from a client account to the firm's account could have disastrous consequences on your practice, says Tony Guise

Dignity for all?

Two important new cases raise the question of where to draw the boundaries in sexual orientation and religious discrimination claims, says David Massarella

Update: charity law

Moira Protani, Peter Steer and Ian Davies review the lessons learned from Charity Commission inquiries, plus significant cases on social housing and will fraud