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Insurers’ tactics to “remain the same” after fundamental dishonesty rule
Tuesday, 27 January 2015Insurers’ tactics are likely to “remain the same” after the introduction of the government’s new ‘fundamental dishonesty’ rule for personal injury cases, a leading defence lawyer has argued.
Tags: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, fundamental dishonesty, personal injury
Posted in General, News
Labour calls on LibDems to protect judicial review from “emasculation”
Monday, 1 December 2014Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice secretary, has written to deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, urging him and his party to vote with Labour MPs today and protect judicial review from “emasculation”.
Tags: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, interveners, judicial review
Posted in General, News
Professional bodies write to MPs in final bid to protect judicial review
Wednesday, 26 November 2014The Law Society, Bar Council and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives have written to MPs in a final push to protect judicial review, as the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill enters its “ping pong” stage in parliament next week.
Tags: Bar Council, Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, judicial review, Law Society
Posted in General, News
New judicial review test “risks undermining rule of law”, peers warn
Monday, 7 July 2014The government’s plan to introduce a stricter test on judicial review outcomes “risks undermining the rule of law”, the House of Lords constitution committee has warned.
Tags: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, House of Lords, judicial review, rule of law
Posted in Costs, General, General, News