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Civil way_23 July 2021

23 July 2021 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7942 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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‘Do you have a conscience today?’; Judgment for defenceless defendant; Pleading service charges; Flight delay reg; Pre-hearing entertainment; Cafcass okay(ish)

LOOK, NO BIBLE

Your next remote CVP (cloud video platform) may be a bit different if civil, family and tribunal judges and the occasional magistrate, along with staff, follow the new script which has been issued to them. A possible smack across the mouse for failure to introduce; reminders to be in a quiet and private area, mobiles and other distractors to be off, hearing being recorded, no personal recording or publication, serious nature of importance of hearing not changed by video conduct; enquiry as to whether everyone can hear clearly; chat function to be used to notify any technical issues; everyone playing to state name and role (should bring out the worse in non-mol respondents); place yourself on mute when not speaking; and avoid talking over another party (but, curiously, not another party’s lawyer). But as Melanie might observe ‘Look what they’ve done to my oath, ma.’

Witnesses to be giving

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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