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Law leaders refuse to support 'any steps to remove the right to jury trials'

The leaders of the solicitors' and barristers' professions have stated they will not support "any steps to remove the right to jury trials"

MoJ consultation on extending judicial power to depart from EU law

Only the most senior British courts should be given powers to depart from retained EU case law from 31 December, says a government consultation 

Supreme Court ruling will 'encourage divorce tourism'

A dissenting Supreme Court judge has criticised a ruling for giving wives “untrammelled licence” to go forum-shopping

Death of the commute

Richard Beresford and Warren Wooldridge uncover the new normal of agile working

Calls for ADR to beat impending 'tsunami' of civil claims

A backlog of civil cases, ineffective IT and covid-19-related claims will trigger a “tsunami” of litigation in the civil justice system, a report warns

A disease exacerbated

Maria Coster discusses the impact of the lockdown on victims of domestic abuse and the help available

Don't bank on it

Firms can inadvertently provide banking facilities in breach of the rules, as Max Masters and Merete Poulson explain

'Culture of disbelief' towards BAME domestic violence victims in fear of the law

Multiple barriers including racism face black and minority ethnic (BAME) women raising domestic abuse, research into the family courts revealed