Dining etiquette will be enforced by law, or at least the ‘tips’ element of it, former district judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s ‘Civil way’
The new legislation and code of practice for eating establishments is quite complicated, and restaurateurs had better make a meal of it or risk tribunal action, although compensation is capped at £5,000.
Gold also covers bad behaviour in financial remedies cases, reminds readers that there are currently vacancies for circuit judges in family, and looks ahead to October when a multitude of procedural rule changes come into force. Get ready for fixed recoverable costs as well as amendments on the overriding objective, preliminary issue costs orders, delivery of notice of possession, contempt, titles of judges and much more.
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