Despite the recent referendum vote in which the majority of UK citizens opted to leave the EU, the government has none the less decided to opt into a European Commission proposal to repeal and replace … [Read more...] about Ministry of Justice opts into EU family law proposal to counteract any Brexit risk
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Travel agents lobby Parliament in a bid to cut down on bogus holiday illness compensation claims
Holiday operators have sought to table an urgent meeting with the government in an attempt to control the growing numbers of claims made after people have fallen ill while away. So what’s the problem … [Read more...] about Travel agents lobby Parliament in a bid to cut down on bogus holiday illness compensation claims
Health Secretary calls for an end to litigation culture in maternity cases
Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced today that he is going to begin a consultation on a new voluntary compensation scheme. The new ‘rapid resolution and redress’ scheme for victims of clinical … [Read more...] about Health Secretary calls for an end to litigation culture in maternity cases
Government U-turn on Personal Injury Reforms
You may have heard that over the past year the government proposed to make further reforms to personal injury claims. One of these reforms was to effectively remove the right for people to claim for … [Read more...] about Government U-turn on Personal Injury Reforms
Fundamental change and re-investment in infrastructure is the key to delivering an adequate justice system says chair-elect of the Bar Council
Are online courts and digitisation the key to delivering an adequate and fit-for-purpose justice system? Well, not according to the chair-elect of the Bar Council, Andrew Langdon QC. Writing in a blog … [Read more...] about Fundamental change and re-investment in infrastructure is the key to delivering an adequate justice system says chair-elect of the Bar Council
MoJ statistics show more than a third of family law cases have no legal representation at all.
New statistics released by the Ministry of Justice show that in more than a third of cases appearing before the family court neither party is legally represented. The MoJ’s quarterly statistics for … [Read more...] about MoJ statistics show more than a third of family law cases have no legal representation at all.
