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The average care case lasts for almost a year, which means that many cases take considerably longer. After widespread consultation with all concerned with public family law, the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, chaired by Munby and..

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

CAFCASS castigated

CAFCASS is a near disaster, owing to inadequate funding, management problems and disputes with self-employed guardians. So what’s new? The novelty is that it has been said by the House of Commons Committee of the Lord Chancellor’s..

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Similar facts

O’Brien v Chief Constable of South Wales Constabulary CA TLR 22 August

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Disclosure of instructions to expert

Lucas v Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust [2003] EWCA Civ 1102, NLJ 1 August, TLR 28 August

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Instructing second expert

Beck v Ministry of Defence CA TLR 21 July

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Procedural failure

Stanley Cole (Wainfleet) Ltd v Sheridan CA TLR 5 September

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Assessment of damages

The Gleaner Co Ltd and another v Abrahams PC TLR 22 July

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Absolute privilege

Gray v Avadis QBD TLR 30 July

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Malicious procurement of search warrant

Keegan v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police CA TLR 17 July

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Psychiatric injury

Bonser v UK Coalmining Ltd (formerly RJB Mining (UK) Ltd) CA TLR 30 June

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Vicarious liability for knife attack

Mattis v Pollock (t/a Flamingos Nightclub) CA TLR 16 July

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Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Negligent pedestrian

Eagle v Chambers EA TLR 1 September

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Birth of handicapped child

Enright and another v Kwun and another QBD LSG 17 July

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Negligent valuation

Goldstein v Levy Gee (a firm) ChD TLR 16 July

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Liability to trespasser

Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council and another H of L TLR 1 August

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Deep vein thrombosis

In re Deep Vein Thrombosis and Air Travel Group Litigation CA TLR 14 July

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Avoiding double recovery

Lowther v Chatwin CA TLR 4 August

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Failure to mediate

Royal Bank of Canada Trust Corporation Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence QBD LSG 26 June

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Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Public funding protection

Jones and another v Congregation and General Insurance plc QBD TLR 7 July

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Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Pre-emptive order

R (ex parte CND) v The Prime Minister [2002] EWHC 2712 (Admin), DC

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

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Simplifying the CFA regime

The Government has published a consultation paper inviting views from the public and interested parties on how conditional fee agreements can be made simpler and more transparent and what levels of consumer protection are needed for the future...

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Group litigation cap

A B and others v Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust [2003] EWHC 1034 QB

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CFAs Lite

The Court of Appeal in Hollins v Russell and other appeals (22/LL p73) and the Civil Justice Council’s Costs Forum (22/LL p1) attributed much of the satellite litigation arising out of conditional fee agreements to the operation of the..

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Part 36 offer

Ali Reza-Delta Transport Co Ltd v United Arab Shipping Co Sag (No 2) [2003] 3 All ER 1297

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Valuing the claim

Khiaban v Beard CA [2003] 3 All ER 362

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Wide discretion

Warborough Investments Ltd v S Robinson & Sons (Holdings) Ltd CA TLR 9 July

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Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Arbitrator’s fees and expenses

Agrimex Ltd v Tradigrain SA and others [2003] EWHC 1656 (Comm)

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003

Predictable costs

The industrial agreement reached at the second Civil Justice Costs Forum was implemented with effect from 6 October by the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 4) Rules 2003 by adding a new CPR rule 45.7. It introduces a scheme providing that only..

Online Published Date: 01 October 2003

Appeared in issue: Volume 22 No. 8 - 01 October 2003