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Interim report published in Civil Courts Structure Review
Lord Justice Briggs's interim report in his review of the future of the civil courts structure was published yesterday, 12 January 2016. Key …
Government rows back from plans to double cap on court issue fees
The government has today published its response to its recent consultation on further court fee increases. The good news for court users is that it has …
New specialist Financial List and pilot of Financial Markets Test Case Scheme
A new specialist Financial List is to be introduced in the High Court from 1 October. It will deal with financial markets claims …
New pilots of streamlined procedures for claims in the main business courts
Two pilot schemes, the Shorter Trials Scheme and the Flexible Trials Scheme, will be introduced for claims commenced from 1 October and will …
Another round of massive court fee hikes proposed
Less than four months after the last round of fee increases for civil claims (see post), the government has today opened a consultation on …
Planned huge increases to court fees expected to come into effect next Monday
Following approval of the relevant draft legislation by the House of Lords this evening, it is expected that the government's planned increases to civil …
Courts to charge issue fees of 5% of claim value
The government announced on Friday that it will go ahead with its proposal to introduce percentage issue fees for money claims over …
New electronic filing system planned for Rolls Building courts by late 2015
The courts service announced earlier this week that a contractor has been appointed to deliver an electronic filing system for the Rolls Building …
Single County Court and increase in High Court threshold take effect today
From today, the previous system of some 170 separate county courts for different geographical areas has been replaced by a single national entity with a …
Review of practice and procedure in the Chancery Division of the High Court: final report published
A review of current practices and procedures for the conduct of business in the Chancery Division, known as the "Chancery Modernisation Review", has been …
Substantial court fee increases proposed for commercial claims
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a consultation proposing substantial court fee increases. For certain types of proceedings, these …
Five Court of Appeal judges designated to hear appeals arising from Jackson reforms
The Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, has designated five members of the Court of Appeal to hear appeals arising from the Jackson reforms. This implements …
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