All Courts business articles – Page 19
-
NewsJudgment does justice to intrepid couple's tale of holiday woe
Ice conditions making the North West Passage unnavigable were not ‘unforeseeable circumstances’, judge finds.
-
News'Mistakes were made': court reforms paused
Law Society welcomes acknowledgement by HMCTS that it tried to 'change too much, too quickly'.
-
NewsCompulsory mediation proposed for 'low level' family disputes
Government measures would also see financial penalties imposed on parents 'unreasonably' prolonging court proceedings.
-
NewsConsultation begins on unifying Welsh tribunal system
Counsel general announces 'another step towards designing a coherent and high-performing justice system for Wales'.
-
NewsTribunal right to strike out judge's grievance claims
Crown court judge argued summary determination of her claims was not appropriate, but the Employment Appeal Tribunal demurred.
-
NewsSoophia Khan sentenced to 12 months in prison for contempt
Judge says court has shown ‘considerable degree of indulgence’ to the once prominent solicitor.
-
NewsMagistrates' sentencing powers scaled back
Government pauses measure that enabled magistrates to jail people for up to a year.
-
NewsPay dispute between government and judges rumbles on
Appeal tribunal remits case after overturning lower court's finding that judges were part-time workers in their 'sitting up' capacity.
-
NewsHigh Court ruling expected to widen scope of legal aid for parents
Public Law Project represented domestic abuse complainant whose child was not treated as part of her household.
-
NewsMoJ to revise 'outdated' thresholds for court fee remission scheme
Consultation paper says income thresholds are out of step with increased living costs.
-
NewsCourt set to hear claims of 'secret' IP commissions
Judge refuses bid by Marks & Clerk LLP to strike out group claim brought on behalf of businesses paying patent renewal fees.
-
NewsLegal aid: Society seeks permission to challenge Raab in court
Chancery Lane says it will do everything in its power to secure fair deal for solicitors on criminal legal aid fees.
-
NewsMoJ opts against payment reform to Mental Capacity Act
Legislation will not be changed to make it easier for parents to access matured child savings accounts.
-
NewsSanction for judge who 'displayed subconscious bias'
HHJ Tacey Cronin asked UK-born litigant if they had researched the law 'in the country in which you are living'.
-
NewsNews focus: Is the courts reform programme working? Nobody knows
HMCTS does not know if its £1.3bn courts reform programme is on track or achieving the efficiencies intended, according to public spending watchdogs. A dearth of routine data is a major reason.
-
OpinionHMCTS was forewarned about the risk of digital courts
Rather than dismissing critics as Luddites the MoJ should have listened to court users.
-
OpinionCommon platform fails to deliver
It is not a case of users adapting, but providers reviewing a dysfunctional system that may have been launched too soon.
-
NewsRushed pace of reform putting pressure on courts
Reforms must not come at the expense of justice, Law Society says.
-
NewsCommon platform failure led to 35 defendants not being electronically tagged
National Audit Office report reveals extent of problems that have hit troubled courts case management system.
-
NewsJuries in rape cases more likely to convict than acquit
Landmark research analysed almost six million charges and every verdict reached between 2007 and 2021.