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Measures to reduce Crown Court backlog announced by MoJ
On 21 April 2022, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced new measures to tackle the Crown Court backlog, including removing the limit on the number...
20 Apr 2022
Online damages claims become mandatory
From 4 April 2022, claims covered by practice direction 51ZB must be issued through the online damages claim service.
01 Apr 2022
Dispute resolution in England and Wales – Law Society response
While we continue to support alternative, non-litigation, methods of resolving disputes, we urge caution when it comes to making these compulsory.
26 Nov 2021
Have your say: criminal law firms' capacity to manage the court backlog
Tell us how your firm would respond to changes in the number of cases to the Crown Court. Deadline: Friday 26 November 2021.
15 Nov 2021
Aligning the fees for grants of probate to cost recovery – Law Society response
The government is proposing to align the fees for professional and non-professional probate applicants into a single fee of £273 that is set at cost...
23 Sep 2021
Virtual hearings at work: the FCA test case
Mishcon de Reya acted for both intervenors in the well-publicised FCA v Arch and others business interruption insurance test case.
14 Sep 2020
Financial remedy consent order applications: mandation of online applications
Stuart Clark shares his insight into HMCTS's work on digitisation of applications and developing the online platform.
21 Aug 2020
Rapid consultation on remote hearings in the family courts – Law Society response
We've responded to the president of the Family Division's consultation on remote hearings in the family courts.
01 Jul 2020
HMCTS update on family law during coronavirus
HMCTS has provided a lengthy update on how family law is operating during coronavirus.
15 Jun 2020
Can technology unlock justice for all?
Emily Weidner speaks with William McSweeney about our new report: Technology, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law.
01 Oct 2019
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