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'Overwhelming obligation' on courts to protect the public, LCJ says

There is an "overwhelming obligation" on the courts to protect the public, the Lord Chief Justice has said, giving the Court of Appeal's long-awaited judgment on ten appeals against sentences imposed after August's riots.

Costs management roll out will lead to cost increases

Litigators have expressed growing concerns that the national costs management pilot being rolled out this month will increase costs in direct contradiction to their intended purpose.

Update: road traffic

Roger Cooper reports on the growing concerns over the rise in costs in motor insurance claims

The Rolls treatment

How can the government justify the money and pump over the new financial dispute court in the Rolls building when it is slashing legal aid and closing down local courts, asks Russell Conway

Outlawed

The government proudly ratcheted its fights against compensation culture and rising insurance costs on 9 September by announcing a ban on referral fees. The majority of the profession approved, it seemed. But will the ban truly address a real issue or is it a spectacular own goal for the profession? We asked five stakeholders for their reactions to the news

Compare the market

How will a non-recoverable regime affect the before and after-the-event insurance markets? Helen Smith reports

Update: IP/IT

Susan Singleton reviews cases on what is protected by copyright and liability of internet service providers

In your interest

With the Court Funds Rules 2011 about to come into force, DJ Richard Chapman mulls over interest rates