In what is a sign of things to come for many elements of the civil justice system in the UK, earlier this month the first stage of the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) Online Court went live in beta / live test form. The new online system, which over time is set to replace the current, ageing Money Claims Online (MCOL) system, will allow members of the public to issue county court money claims up to £10,000 in value. MCOL will remain live during the beta test period. A spokesperson for the MOJ said that the new technology and scheme “begins to deliver the vision set out by Lord Briggs… where he called for claims worth up to £25,000 to be solved in an online court”.
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Following recent Supreme Court rulings in two professional negligence cases, the Court has outlined a “wholly new legal roadmap” for professional negligence claims made in England and Wales. As a result, the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA) have said that existing claims will now need to be reviewed, stating that “for many there could be a substantial impact on the likely chances of success and the assessment of financial loss”.The cases in question are Khan v Meadows [2021] and Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021]. The first case centred on whether a medical expert, who failed to diagnose that a mother carried the haemophilia gene, was liable for the costs associated with her son’s autism as well as his haemophilia, whilst the second case concerned whether accountants Grant Thornton were liable for the costs of a building society... Read More
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