Judge “bullied” litigant in person, Court of Appeal rules
A High Court judge “seriously transgressed” the core principle that he remain neutral during the evidence and used bullying language against a litigant in person, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Judge reprimands solicitors for “imbeclic request” comment
A judge has criticised solicitors in a copyright infringement claim for describing a disclosure request made by the opposing side as “imbecilic”. She said there was no excuse to use such language.
Jackson calls for overhaul of system for clinical negligence claims
Clinical negligence claims could be handled by a tribunal under a new test for liability of whether the patient has suffered ‘reasonably avoidable injury’, Sir Rupert Jackson has proposed.
“Impecunious” company with wealthy backers denied costs cap
It would not be reasonable for an “impecunious” company to withdraw a crowdfunded claim for judicial review if it was denied a costs-capping order, because its shareholders have sufficient resources.
Therium’s access to justice fund names first grant recipients
LawWorks and the Personal Support Unit are two of first recipients of grants from Therium Access, the not-for-profit funding initiative from the litigation financier aimed at facilitating access to justice.
Solicitors call for more full-time employment judges
Employment tribunals are being forced to rush in part-time judges in order to try to clear the growing backlog of cases waiting to be heard, a specialist law firm has claimed.
Challenge to delegation of costs lawyer’s work fails
A challenge to a costs lawyer’s delegation of work to unqualified colleagues has failed, with a judge saying that to rule otherwise would make their work for members of the public “impossible”.
Court can order costs in foreign currency on summary assessment
The court has jurisdiction to make an order for costs in a foreign currency on summary assessment, a deputy High Court judge has ruled in what he said appeared to be the first case on the point.
