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Forum Shopping and Suppression of Facts in Bail Proceedings Amount to Abuse of Judicial Process: Supreme Court
By Apurva Neel
The Supreme Court has strongly deprecated the practice of forum shopping and concealment of material facts in bail proceedings, holding that litigants cannot simultaneously pursue remedies before different judicial forums…
Free Movement Articles
Administrative Court tightens approach to urgent judicial review applications
By Aya Jamal
From 19 October 2026, the Administrative Court will determine whether a judicial review application requires urgent consideration by examining Form N463 by itself. Practitioners will not be able to use…
De Novo
Report on Oral Argument in the CAV
By Jay O'Keeffe
Effective July 1, 2025, Code Section 17.1-403(ii)(c) expanded the CAV's authority to dispense with oral argument. Before that date, the statute directed the Supreme Court to adopt rules allowing the…
Legal Futures Blog
Judge allows counsel to record and transcribe proceedings
By Neil Rose
Recording: Solely to help with trial workThe Crown Court has allowed six barristers to record proceedings instead of taking manual notes, recognising that the move is “something of a leap…
Legal History Blog
Baranowski on Rulemaking and FRCP 54(b)
By Dan Ernst
Brad Baranowski, SMU Dedman School of Law, has posted Remaking Rulemaking: Lessons from the History of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), which appeared in the Cleveland-State Law Review:This Article…
AppearMe Blog
Special Appearance in Court: How to Find the Right Lawyer
By Publisher
Learn what a special appearance means in court, when it applies, and how to find a qualified appearance attorney fast through AppearMe's nationwide network. The post Special Appearance in Court:…
Law Web
Bombay HC: What procedure the Executing court should follow if conditional stay is granted by higher court?
By Law Web
Having regard to the aforesaid discussion, it becomes necessary to clarify the position so that such situations do not arise repeatedly. Whenever a superior Court grants stay to an award under the Land…
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Mammoth judgments, and how to stop them
By Eoin
While I was procrastinating over coffee this morning, a post by Hilary Young on LinkedIn drew my attention to an article by her colleague Paul Warchuk on the “trend of…
Southern California Appellate News
Local rule can't bounce notice of appeal
The 5th District today, in this published opinion, makes clear that a local superior court that requires a notice of appeal to be paper filed does not allow the court…
Access to Justice and Legal Aid
Crowded dockets delay CPO and ASO hearings in D.C.
Presiding over civil protection order (CPO) and anti-stalking order (ASO) cases is one of the most demanding assignments for D.C. Superior Court judges. Each morning, parties begin logging on at…