Higher Courts’ Time Being Wasted, says Senior Judge
Sir Terence Etherton, a senior judge who serves as chancellor of the High Court, has criticised the way in which the time of the higher courts and most qualified judges is being wasted. According to...
View ArticleCalls for Law to Recognise Same-Sex Adultery in Divorce Cases
Spouses, divorcees and legal professionals are calling for the law to recognise same-sex extra-marital affairs as adultery. Currently, if one partner in a marriage – whether the marriage be same-sex or...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Dissected
There are a number of things that people need to know about medical malpractice. For instance, were you aware that the third leading cause of death in the United States was reported as medical...
View ArticleAt Work Or Not At Work When Injured In A Workplace Accident?
The law is often a mixture of ambiguous, vague and tenuous legal rules and principles, whilst at the same time being very definite and precise. While this is often necessary to allow the law a degree...
View ArticleWhy Opt for the Services of a Personal Injury Lawyer
A medical malpractice claim can be filed for if an individual finds himself or herself to have sustained personal injury due to a mistake made by a doctor or a medical professional during treatment. A...
View ArticleCivil Justice Review Supports Online Court Concept
The Briggs Review, a major review of civil justice in the UK conducted by Lord Justice Briggs, has supported the idea of creating an online court. The court in question would be used to handle claims...
View ArticlePlans to Tackle Court of Appeal Backlog
Plans have been unveiled by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) to tackle a “serious backlog” of cases waiting to be heard in the Court of Appeal. According to Lord Dyson, master of the rolls,...
View ArticleLabour Shadow Cabinet Justice Figures Resign
A number of justice leaders from the Labour shadow cabinet are among those who have resigned. A number of resignations from the shadow cabinet have followed the vote in favour of leaving the EU last...
View ArticleLegal Profession Unsure About Personal Injury Reforms
The government has announced a new raft of proposed reforms aimed to improve the personal injury sector, and specifically to reduce the number and cost of whiplash claims in relation to traffic...
View ArticleTwo Reports Highlight Dangers of Stress in Legal Profession
Two reports in a row have highlighted the stress of working in the law, and the profound impact this is having on the health of professionals. One report has shown that difficulty in leaving their work...
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