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13/03/2018
Although the events leading to the case The Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Malins [2018] EWCA Civ 366, are hopefully few and far between (a solicitor created a back-dated N251 notice of funding and e-mail in an attempt to cover up an error), the Court’s judgment is significant when considering the standards expected of professionals, including solicitors
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02/03/2018
The Civil Justice statistics for October – December 2017 have been published.
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23/02/2018
The Supreme Court have upheld the decisions of the lower Courts in Barton v. Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12 not to afford a litigant in person special dispensation in relation to the usual rules of service.
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16/02/2018
Schedule set for long-awaited and controversial reforms.
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09/02/2018
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Lorna Carrasco v. Rebecca Johnson [2018] EWCA Civ 87 is a rare and instructive authority as to how awards for statutory interest should be determined.
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05/02/2018
The FCA, having recognised the treatment of existing interest-only mortgage customers as a key risk in their 2017/18 business plan, have conducted a review of how lenders have been treating customers and published their findings.
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29/01/2018
The judgment of Mr Justice Knowles in LOCAOG v, Haydn Sinfield [2018] EWHC 51 (QB) provides the most authoritative guidance to date in respect of the test for “Fundamental Dishonesty”.
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19/01/2018
The Ministry of Justice has proposed the closure of 8 further court buildings, including 2 County Court locations in Wandsworth and Banbury.
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12/01/2018
The MoJ’s consultation seeks to canvas views on the effectiveness and appropriateness of the current process with particular focus on whether limits should be placed on the circumstances where an individual may have a default judgment entered against them without their knowledge.
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