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NewsSentencing Council v lord chancellor: 'two-tier' guidance shelved
Lord chancellor is preparing draft bill that would make new guidelines unlawful.
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OpinionLittle grey cells and judging when it’s time to go
Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges
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NewsOld Bailey cleaners strike over privatisation
City of London Corporation says TUPE transfer would have a ‘range of benefits’.
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News'This is an emergency': Crown court backlog reaches record high
Law Society says government cannot wait until criminal courts and sentencing reviews report back to take action.
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NewsFirm complains to HMCTS over 13-month probate delay
Roche Legal calls out inconsistency after another case took only two months to be processed.
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OpinionJustice should not get lost in translation
Ministry of Justice should use current procurement process for court interpreting to solve problems outlined in Lords report.
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News'Intermediate courts' will complicate legal aid, Leveson review told
Practitioner group says solicitors will struggle to split their time between three sets of courts.
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OpinionA digital revolution in justice: Looking back and moving forward
HMCTS chief executive Nick Goodwin reflects on the Reform Programme's journey to modernise the courts and tribunals system.
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NewsBarristers to quit RASSO work, survey suggests
Barristers cite poor pay and emotional exhaustion for wanting to quit rape and serious sexual offences work.
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OpinionLawyers should embrace government commitment to improving court productivity
Spending can only ever be part of the answer when it comes to fixing the courts crisis.
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NewsIn depth: Irish language to be used in Northern Ireland courts
In a ‘historic and monumental achievement’, Irish can now be used in Northern Ireland’s courts. But questions remain about how this will affect the administration of justice.
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NewsCourt interpreting system 'poses significant risk to justice'
House of Lords report reveals worrying disconnect between what the government hopes is happening and what frontline practitioners are reporting.
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NewsJudicial quack down
In Ireland, Mr Justice Twomey delivered both barrels to a party being assisted by an unqualified litigation adviser.
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NewsMoR 'very disappointed' at reform programme
Nine-year courts reform programme is nearing its end with only 23% of civil cases fully handled digitally.
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NewsEmailing judgments without formal hand-down ‘unsatisfactory’
A judge at Wolverhampton family court emailed her judgment to a father, but fears it may have got lost in ‘junk’.
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NewsThree-and-a-half-year wait for machete trial sets new record
A 31-year-old man will have to wait until 16 October 2028 for his trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
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NewsUN declares 25 July 'day for judicial wellbeing'
Judicial chief who spearheaded international judicial wellbeing pact hails UN vote a historic moment for judges.
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NewsCrown court sitting days boosted to record high in bid to beat backlog
Government announcement includes £148.5m - a £28.5m increase - for court maintenance and building.
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News'Badly amiss': Judge blasts £100k case wrongly issued in London
Claimant lawyers argued that administration of cases in the county court was 'comparatively woeful'.