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Small claims limit could rise to £15,000

In a surprise move, the Ministry of Justice went way beyond its approval of the Jackson review this afternoon by proposing an increase in the limit for small claims from £5,000 to £15,000.

Twitter guidance will be 'revisited and revisited again', Lord Judge predicts

Guidance on the use of Twitter in the courts will need to be “revisited and revisited again”, the Lord Chief Justice has said.

Personal injury claimant lawyers hit back at CFA reforms

Personal injury claimant lawyers have hit back at the government's decision to endorse Lord Justice Jackson's 'no win, no fee' reforms, saying it will lead to denial of access to justice for more than 50,000 potential claimants and that the plan is "ideologically rather than evidence driven".

Clarke to offer concessions on civil legal aid

Justice secretary Ken Clarke is expected to tell the Commons tomorrow that key concessions will be made in the drastic cuts planned for civil legal aid, sources have told Solicitors Journal.

Law Commission outlines tougher rules for experts in criminal trials

A statutory reliability test for experts in criminal trials “would prevent miscarriages of justice” such as the conviction of solicitor Sally Clark for the killing of her two baby boys, a Law Commissioner has said.

Grim RIPA

Ibrahim Hasan considers how surveillance rules will fare under the freedoms bill

Rewriting the rules

It's time we accept the court closures and put our minds to getting the reshuffle right, new president DJ Paul Mildred tells Jean-Yves Gilg

Divide and conquer

Forget divorce tourism – what about the impact of a divorce staycation? Scott Cochrane and Alex Carruthers consider the Hadrian's Wall effect on splits north and south of the border