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Capacity to litigate: a step toward clarity?
Capacity to litigate is a subject under reform and for good reason. Uncertainty arises from gaps within the existing CPR regime, which is likely to become a greater problem with an ageing population. This article aims to provide practical guidance for practitioners acting in civil proceedings and to note some of the issues that are …
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Discounts lead to Coles, Woolworths litigation
SYDNEY: Woolworths Group Ltd and Coles Group Ltd, Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains, have been sued by the country’s competition regulator over claims they misled shoppers over discounting claims on hundreds of common products. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) claimed the companies briefly inflated prices on popular goods such as Coca-Cola, Tim Tams …
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Crime victims in UK fight ‘devastating’ practice that stops appeal after a case is dropped | Crown P…
A “draconian” practice that stops crime victims challenging last-minute decisions to drop their cases is leading to miscarriages of justice and must urgently be reformed, campaigners say. Under the Victims’ Right to Review (VRR) scheme, victims can challenge decisions not to charge a suspect or to halt a prosecution. Successful appeals can lead to cases …
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Civil Litigation – Judges tire of gameplaying tactics in costs disputes
It has been an assumption for years in costs budgeting in civil litigation: claimants start high and negotiate down, assuming there will be scope for ending up at the figure wanted all along. But have judges had enough of the game-playing? Two judgments in quick succession from Master Thornett have both criticised claimants’ overstated costs …
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Money and Divorce: 4 Words You Should Never Say Again
When it comes to money and divorce, I’ll say this: a divorce costs money. A lot of money. Not just for the divorce process itself, but now you’re talking two homes, two sets of bills for everything, two sets of everything for everything! Because expenses basically double, and because there’s so much stress and insecurity …
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Post Office Scandal: Calls for faster compensation scheme without lawyers as victims face delays
The adversarial nature of the compensation scheme for victims of the Post Office scandal is preventing them securing timely redress. That is the view of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board set up to oversee the process for compensating the thousands of people whose lives were affected by the scandal. In a discussion paper prepared earlier …
Mediation vs Arbitration:What is the difference?
The early release of prisoners was unavoidable, but too many women in the UK are now living in fear …
When darkness falls, it’s time to bolt the doors. Check the windows, test the locks; circle the house, then anxiously check all over again. The phone must always be by the pillow, just in case. And the slightest noise, if you manage to sleep, will inevitably jolt you awake. It’s a nightly routine that will …