Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

4 Nov 2016

No Brexit without parliament

Riccardo Calzavara and Toby Vanhegan consider the reasoning behind the High Court's ruling that the government cannot trigger article 50 without parliament's consent

4 Nov 2016

Unelected and independent

The number of politicians and journalists who seem wilfully ignorant of the role of the judiciary is downright frightening, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

4 Nov 2016

SRA: Mandatory training of youth court solicitors 'comes at a cost'

New guidance to help solicitors a 'step in the right direction', says youth justice trainer

3 Nov 2016

Lord Chief Justice challenges 'wisdom' of fees rises

Lord Thomas urges the government to design 'a better and balanced means' of financing the courts

1 Nov 2016

Promoting 'out of court' divorce

The courts are no longer viewed as places for determining disputes, but as valuable real estate to be plundered, writes Marilyn Stowe

1 Nov 2016

When 'without prejudice' won't offer protection

Nikki Edwards discusses the Court of Appeal's approach to the unambiguous impropriety exception in Ferster

26 Oct 2016

Lord Woolf: Legal aid cuts are damaging the reputation of our justice system

Peers approve 'small but important' change to merits criteria in civil legal aid cases

25 Oct 2016

The seven-year itch: Common traps of the RTA portal

The portal for low-value road traffic claims is still catching out claimants, says District Judge Karen Doyle as she reviews some of the most avoidable mistakes