Law Society Gazette14 September 2015Fight to save busiest doomed courtLawyers using the busiest court in England to be earmarked for closure have pleaded with lord chancellor Michael Gove to reconsider his position. Chichester Combined Court is set for closure despite a 78% usage rate during 2014/15. 20 September 1995Woolf report wins qualified supportLord Woolf’s interim report on civil justice has been welcomed by the Law Society in its provisional response, but important objections remain on matters of detail. One of the most controversial matters is the increased small claims jurisdiction – from £1,000 to £3,000 – which the government has already decided to implement. Lane J will shortly take her place among the puisne judges of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.