Legal news
- in the category: civil litigation
Further measures will support legal aid work: minister
Ash Denham confirms legislation and regulations in preparation
Courts set out emergency business arrangements
Almost all remaining sheriff court business transferred to 10 courts
UK Supreme Court moves to videoconference hearings
Court to go on sitting with new working practices
Essential court business only, following UK lockdown
No public should attend; measures for safety of lawyers
SLAB announces action plan to support legal aid sector
More regular claims allowed; new powers sought
Scottish courts announce further restrictions to business
Summary criminal trials to focus on custody cases due to COVID-19
SLAB relaxes rules to help virus-affected cases
Time limits, and levels of information, not to be strictly enforced
Symptom-free people should still attend court: guidance update
SCTS says it is acting in line with current medical advice
Distance learning a consumer contract, sheriff rules
German student could only be sued for fees in Germany
Civil case cannot subvert conviction, Inner House rules
Summary dismissal wrong, but claim irrelevant on public policy grounds
Court reporting restrictions must have interim order first
Rules of court amended to require two-stage procedure
IBA launches Model Statute for climate change actions
Report aims to lower procedural legal hurdles for challenges to governments