«Mandatory pre-action directions, involving a «one size fits all» approach and delayed access to judicial involvement, are contrary to
the active judicial case management principles encouraged by Lord Woolf in the civil procedure reforms.
While there was scope for «further use of mediation», this should be achieved through «
active judicial case management», the CJC said.
On November 3, the federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee met in Washington D.C. to discuss a range of issues — from current proposed rule amendments to future projects focused on discovery practice and
active judicial case management.
He has piloted Costs Management as part of
active Judicial Case Management since June 2009.
Not exact matches
The replacement of the Lord Chancellor's role by the JAC was overdue in democratic terms (it is unthinkable that an
active politician like Chris Grayling or Jack Straw could make senior
judicial appointments); may, in this
case, have led to the appointment of the best candidate for a difficult job at a difficult time; but may have impeded the process of creating a more diverse judiciary in the absence of any statutory injunction to take into account strategic development of the judiciary.
This blog covers a variety of topics, including
active cases and court decisions, newsworthy regulatory and statutory changes, and
judicial politics.»
The report examines top
judicial districts, revealing that the most
active are the Central District of California (music, film and fashion
cases), the Southern District of Florida (luxury brands
cases), and the Southern District of New York and Northern District of Illinois (major brands and fashion
cases).
She remains
active in the legal community, regularly handling pro bono
cases and serving on the Colorado Access to Justice Commission and the Colorado Supreme Court's
Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee and Board of Continuing
Judicial and Legal Education.