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Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims 2008: A Guide to the New Scheme

ISBN 978-1853288296

Carry on at the courthouse

One of my smaller, lower-value cases recently flared up. It was rather like the persistent, dull toothache, which I imagine prefaces an abscess. It concerns a property management business based in the North West, which was appointed by a private landlord from London to manage a house that she rents out in Preston. Once installed, the tenant persistently failed to pay her rent and allegedly kept several pets without the landlord's permission. The landlord ultimately had to evict the tenant and pursued her through the courts for the unpaid rent plus compensation for damage to the house, cleaning and redecoration costs.

Roll of solicitors is a year out of date

The SRA has admitted that the roll of solicitors is now a year out of date. A spokesman said the organisation hoped to start work on renewing the roll in April 2011, but this would now take place “later than originally planned”.

CFS claimants face 'uphill struggle' after HR manager loses £1.25m claim

Hickinbottom J insists on 'sense of proportion'

Nuisance ruling to create 'massive burden' for councils

Jackson LJ says planning permission 'cannot authorise' nuisance

Regulators at loggerheads over QASA

The Bar Standards Board has hit out at “last-minute” proposals from the SRA, which “may allow judicial evaluation to be bypassed” in the new quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates (QASA).

Breaking dawn

Will 2012 herald a new era in the delivery of legal services in the UK? David Mort looks at the direction the industry will take

Partners need to become less risk averse in the law firms of tomorrow

By Tim Aspinall, Managing Partner, DMH Stallard