All Courts business articles – Page 40
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NewsKent court to close but HMCTS finds local alternative
Family judges had described HMCTS proposals for Chatham as unrealistic and unworkable.
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OpinionRevealed: what judges really think of budgeting
The cat is out of the bag. Judges think costs budgeting is a waste of time. We always suspected it, but now we know it.
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NewsSupreme Court: 'no basis' for overturning parliament on two-child benefit limit
Judgment highlights need for courts to respect boundaries between legal and political process.
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News'We don't have enough judges, staff or courts' - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says government must provide sufficient funding on a sustained basis.
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NewsBorders bill 'risks seriously infringing' access to justice
Law Society says it fears immigration reforms will penalise people fleeing persecution.
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NewsGood Law Project's PPE claim fails after service blunder
Judge says court cannot grant extension of time following ‘careless mistake’ in latest challenge to government.
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NewsHuman Rights Act 'constraining' police powers
Independent review told court rulings have substantially increased officers' workload.
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NewsClerk banned after taking secret phone recordings in court
Former legal clerk was given a suspended prison sentence last year.
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NewsWoman, 100, 'waiting years for justice' due to court delays
Labour MP criticises Ministry of Justice for failing to improve court waiting times.
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NewsJudicial Appointments Commission to face questions on 'systemic discrimination'
Anonymous judges told House of Commons justice committee that women and ethnic minority candidates were missing out on senior posts.
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NewsMore Nightingale courts to close
Venues in Birmingham, Hull, Lancaster, Middlesbrough and Stafford will close their doors this month.
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NewsSolicitors apologise after remote hearing recorded without permission
Judge takes no immediate action but warns lawyers that leniency over live transcript services is unlikely to last.
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NewsStrasbourg orders UK to pay damages over family court judge's findings
European Court of Human Rights says Court of Appeal judgment did not remedy prejudice suffered by social worker.
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NewsJudges urged to resurrect £5bn group claim over Brazilian dam collapse
Defendants say case would be ‘utter chaos’ if allowed to proceed through courts of England and Wales.
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NewsGovernment urged to drop tougher sentences from protest bill
Joint Committee on Human Rights concerned peaceful protesters at risk of being jailed for a year.
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News'I don't believe we're close to breaking point' says Buckland
Lord chancellor's comments on BBC One show spark angry response from lawyers on the frontline.
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NewsConcern over low take-up of free legal advice in eviction review
Housing solicitor suggests duty advisers should be allowed to proactively contact tenants.
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NewsNews focus: Exhibiting the law’s ‘crown jewels’
As the National Archives takes on BAILII’s role of creating an online hub for court judgments, doubts persist about how to showcase common law rulings in a machine-friendly and comprehensive way.
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OpinionCaravan courts: The way forward?
Mark Twain famously said, ‘There is no such thing as a new idea’ but you may be forgiven for thinking that Baroness Hale of Richmond has come up with one by suggesting that mobile or caravan courts should travel the country dispensing local justice for local people.