Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

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16 Feb 2015

Courts continue to 'like' a service of documents through Facebook

Bankruptcy Court shows willingness to use social media as an alternative method of service

16 Feb 2015

Music and football industries ramp up protection of IP rights

Music rights agency and Football Association Premier League dramatically increase High Court claims for copyright infringement

16 Feb 2015

The court of the future is online

Online dispute resolution systems, such as eBay, cited as a way of bringing the court system into the 21st century, reports Catherine Baksi

13 Feb 2015

Coventry decision should not extend to mesothelioma cases

Support forum for asbestos victims argues that numbers of claimants in personal injury cases will fall dramatically and lead to a 'double injustice'

12 Feb 2015

Court fee hikes to spell 'disaster' for access to justice

'Extortionate' court fees will price low and middle-income earners out of justice and 'cripple business'

12 Feb 2015

Judges at 'breaking point' finally speak out

Catherine Baksi urges the Lord Chancellor to drop his infatuation with the Global Law Summit and fix the system

11 Feb 2015

Court of Appeal brands legal aid cuts a false economy

Court and judges' time wasted in cases without lawyers outweighs legal aid savings and runs the risk that correct results will not be reached, reports Catherine Baksi

10 Feb 2015

Worker argues unfair dismissal due to 'philosophical belief'

EAT to consider when a manifestation of a religious or political belief is appropriate