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R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51
“The question whether [Court and Tribunal] fees effectively prevent access to justice must be decided according to the likely impact of the fees on behaviour in the real world. “Fees must therefore be affordable not in a theoretical sense, but in the sense that they…
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Court of Protection to pilot default position of holding hearings in public
The Court of Protection could switch to a default position of holding hearings in public if a six-month pilot scheme to be held in all regions in England and Wales next year is considered a success, senior judges have said. A practice direction made under…
