Lawyers and HR experts expect an increase in employment tribunal cases as companies increasingly clamp down on working from home and staff become resentful that the flexibility they have enjoyed since the pandemic is being slowly rolled back. A number of companies are now advocating a full five-day return to the office, with others enforcing …
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Lady chief justice proposes London dispute resolution committee
Practitioners of different forms of dispute resolution should work together to preserve London’s status as a global legal centre, the lady chief justice said today. In a keynote speech to open London International Dispute Week, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill proposed the establishment of a London dispute resolution committee to share experience and provide guidance on developments, …
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Is the central London commercial property sector due for a rebound?
Despite London’s long established reputation as a global powerhouse and key destination for international capital, it couldn’t dodge the 2022-23 market turbulence, with a 49% drop in investment . High borrowing costs impacting on investor confidence led to a global real estate investment decline. Deals over £100 million, which are crucial for driving investment volumes, …
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Post Office fought litigation ‘to resolve key questions’, says refusenik ex-general counsel Jane MacLeod
A former Post Office general counsel has said the organisation’s ‘aggressive’ approach to fighting litigation was borne of a desire for sub-postmasters to get to the truth of what happened. In a witness statement provided to the Post Office Inquiry, Jane MacLeod said she regretted that her decisions prolonged resolution of issues and extended the …
Looking at the Bright Side of Divorce
When I was first going through my divorce, I just wanted to wake up from the nightmare that was my life and let out a really huge scream. I didn’t want to eat, I couldn’t sleep. Focus? What was that? Life as I knew it died. And it was an excruciating death. Then, I started …
Falling hurts; so does litigation
In an old “Looney Tunes” bit, a school-age Elmer Fudd walks off a precipice but does not fall. He hadn’t learned gravity yet. A young Bugs Bunny gives him the book Gravity for Beginners, and you can guess what happens next. Real life is not as forgiving as animation. What happens when you can’t tell …
Litigation may further delay launch of 5G services in Pakistan – Business
ISLAMABAD: The government is contemplating launching 5G services could be further delayed by more than a year due to prolonged court cases. The spectrum auction has already been pending for several years for the same reason. According to the details available from the Economic Advisory Wing of the Ministry of Finance, the IT ministry has …
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Litigation funding supports the public interest, major research finds
Mulheron: Funding supports the regulatory objectives Litigation funding supports the public interest and access to justice but will remain niche in aiding consumers, according to major research which identified 44 cases in the last five years. It also highlighted a risk of litigation funding being used for economic crime – where it is difficult for …
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National Audit Office: Ministry of Justice ambition over Crown court backlog ‘no longer achievable’
The Ministry of Justice has been told to ‘get a grip’ on the courts crisis after the National Audit Office today branded as unachievable the government’s stated ambition of bringing the Crown court backlog down to 53,000 by next March. The public spending watchdog decided to investigate after the backlog reached a record high of …