All Civil justice articles – Page 29
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NewsSeparated parents from deprived areas going to court in Wales
Landmark research sheds light on families involved in private law proceedings.
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NewsIn-house teams invited to help build dispute-avoidance robot
Machine learning-based tool will sift through corporate data to identify warning signs.
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NewsHMCTS to introduce evening sessions in magistrates' court
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says evening sessions will run from 5pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday.
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NewsWales 'more conscious' of devolution due to Covid-19 laws
Former lord chief justice says people are having to grapple with Welsh law in their day-to-day lives.
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NewsLitigators frustrated by ‘hopelessly laborious’ disclosure pilot
Elements of pilot branded ‘monstrously difficult’ and ‘hopelessly laborious’, with costs ‘triplicated’.
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NewsParents 'generally bear their own costs' in family proceedings
HHJ Middleton-Roy says courts have to consider all the circumstances before deciding a costs order.
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NewsTheatre and hotels among latest Nightingale courts revealed
First three of new tranche of temporary courts will begin hearing cases next week.
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NewsExtra 200 judges on standby to help with possession proceedings
Document outlines court arrangements when evictions ban ends this weekend.
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NewsBusiness interruption ruling 'removes large roadblocks' to successful claims
High Court hands down 162-page judgment in test case brought by City watchdog.
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NewsThinktank backs smarter community sentences to cut reoffending
Report highlights successful initiatives in other jurisdictions ahead of sentencing white paper.
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NewsNew body seeks to give global funding industry a voice
International Legal Funding Association will aim to influence judicial, legislative and regulatory developments.
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NewsCivil servants probed on judicial review
Call for evidence includes several questions specifically for government departments to answer.
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NewsIndependent JR review issues call for evidence
Panel chaired by former Tory justice minister asks whether balance within judicial review should be struck differently.
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NewsMPs' Covid-19 concerns prompt new legal aid inquiry
Commons justice select committee calls for written evidence on recruitment problems and the Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsClaims numbers plummet during pandemic but volumes expected to surge
Civil justice statistics highlight extent of the effect of the lockdown in the second quarter of 2020.
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NewsInquests 'more adversarial than criminal cases', says Grenfell QC
Allison Munroe QC supports legal thinktank's call for statutory duty of candour in inquests and inquiries.
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NewsMoJ headquarters begins new role as Nightingale court
A press conference room has been turned into a courtroom and will deal with family cases.
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NewsJustice processes 'exacerbating' grief and trauma
Thinktank says inquests and inquiries should be responsive to needs of bereaved people and survivors.
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OpinionA-Level shambles has lessons for justice
In the age of algorithms we must insist that every individual has the right to a human judge.
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NewsLandlords face new requirements once possession proceedings resume
Continued danger for tenants despite 'real imperative' to reduce number of cases going through the court system.