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Family Law: Trial Bundles and sanctions for non-compliance

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments

[Re X & Y (bundles): Fam Div [Mr Justice Murtby): 22 August 2008.]
Giving two examples of family cases where Practice Direction (Fam Div. Family Proceedings: Court Bundles) [2006] 1WLR 2843 had not been followed, the court commented on practitioners’ general failure to comply with the practice direction. In one case, the hearing bundle prepared by […]

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Tags: Case law · Child Care · Family

LSC Costs Assessment Guidance

September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There has been significant changes to the Costs Assessment procedure by the LSC as contained in the newly revised Costs Assessment Guidance.  This is section H of Volume 1 of the LSC Manual.  The revised section appears to have only just been uploaded to the LSC website despite being dated October 2007.  
Costs Assessment Guidance - October […]

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Tags: Court Procedure · Family · Legal Aid · Legislation · Public Funding · Statutory Instrument