Legal Aid

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9 Aug 2010

Society warns of judicial review over civil contracts

The Law Society is “urgently taking legal advice” on whether there are grounds for a judicial review of the LSC's latest civil legal aid tender round.

9 Aug 2010

Compromised position

The latest Court of Appeal decision on the rules of interpretation applicable to part 36 offers is a must-read for all litigators, says Christopher Gutteridge

5 Aug 2010

Dismay at county court afternoon closures

County courts in Greater London will be closed to the public in the afternoon throughout August, prompting further concerns about the quality of service in the capital's courts.

2 Aug 2010

Judicial reviews being prepared after civil legal aid contract "disaster"

A number of leading civil legal aid firms have been discussing judicial review challenges with senior barristers after the LSC's latest contract round ended in “disaster”.

28 Jul 2010

Mummery slams feuding neighbours - again

A judge had been right to regard a fence as a boundary rather than a nearby brook, even though, unlike the brook, it was not marked on the plan attached to the conveyance, the Court of Appeal has ruled in the latest court battle between feuding neighbours.

19 Jul 2010

Genial justice

New brooms indeed: Kenneth Clarke has given us all plenty to think about. We live in strange times when the old bang 'em up Tories are thinking creatively and having photo-shoots on A Wing with some of the inmates, while the numbers locked up in the Labour years has rocketed from where it was when the Conservatives were last in power.

19 Jul 2010

Update: costs

Naming the wrong defendant on your CFA agreement can be a costly business, writes Simon Gibbs

14 Jul 2010

Badger ruling leaves door open for future culls

The Court of Appeal has comprehensively rejected the Welsh Assembly government's order for a badger cull in Pembrokeshire, but left the door open for future culls in Wales and England.