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Payments to bereaved people do not come close to the financial loss they actually suffer, researchers claim.

Prisoners whose parole decisions are delayed could potentially seek compensation worth tens of thousands of pounds, following a landmark Court of Appeal case.

Solicitors are mounting a legal challenge in the High Court against the Home Office decision to abolish a discretionary compensation scheme for victims of miscarriages of justice.

Employers' liability for occupational stress, Interpretation of the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement 1999, Section 14(2) of the Limitation Act 1980

Employers' liability for occupational stress, Interpretation of the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement 1999, Section 14(2) of the Limitation Act 1980

Has Rowlands clarified the distinction between aggravated and exemplary damages? Henry Gow reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Corporate team welcomes paralegal in Southampton

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

London firm strengthens real estate team with partner appointment

Cripps—Radius Law

Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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