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NLJ this week: sharing is caring

11 March 2020
Issue: 7878 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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There’s a new emphasis on sharing in family proceedings, from 6 April, when communications between parties and the courts will need to be copied to the other party, in certain circumstances, NLJ columnist Stephen Gold writes in his column, Civil Way, this week

Gold also covers a new regime for costs estimates, due to operate from July, which will bring filing ‘down to the wire’, and comments on an interesting fee remission case. Meanwhile, the Central London county court has issued a guide for both lawyers and litigants in person. 

Issue: 7878 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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