All Courts business articles – Page 42
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NewsEducate don't legislate to resolve JR concerns, says former LCJ
Crossbench peer Lord Woolf says drastic action is being considered due to 'lack of understanding'.
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News'Constitutional plumbing': Buckland defends Judicial Review Bill
Lord chancellor tells Robert Peston he will be proposing incremental change.
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NewsThree Nightingale courts to close next month
Makeshift courts in Birmingham, Chester and Lancaster will shut within weeks.
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NewsPre-sentence reports piloted for offenders with complex needs
Pilot prompted by steep decline in pre-sentence reports being requested by judges.
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NewsLoughborough in line for new ‘super-court’
Question mark still hangs over the future of 12 Nightingale courts with licences that expire next month.
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NewsJudge hopes medical experts can continue to attend remotely
Mr Justice David Williams tells family law conference Covid-related change should become permanent.
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NewsThree in 10 Covid prosecutions wrongly charged
Crown Prosecution Service says errors typically involved wrong iterations of rules that frequently changed.
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NewsCrown court backlog starts to stabilise
Number of outstanding cases now hovers at around 58,000, up from 41,600 in May last year.
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NewsBuckland urged to retain choice for court-assessed legal aid bills
Impartiality and transparency concerns raised in consultation responses.
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NewsCourt orders retrial after ‘inexcusable’ judgment delay
Mr Justice Snowden took 19 months to hand down judgment in a claim against NatWest's investment banking arm.
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NewsCommercial court to return to in-person trials – except on Fridays
‘Mood has changed’ among commercial court users, who are less enthusiastic about virtual hearings than in September 2020.
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NewsPublic law confusion over Patel's costs proposal
Home Office wants fixed recoverable costs regime to cover immigration judicial reviews.
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NewsGovernment considers plans to create national hub for court judgments
The National Archives would publish every decision made by courts and tribunals.
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NewsImmigration lawyers attack Patel's reform proposals
Law Society says Home Office's New Plan for Immigration not supported by evidence.
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News'Extremely odd': Bar criticises logic of judicial review reforms
Suspended quashing orders leave old law in place - but what happens to cases that need to be decided before they come into force?
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NewsCourts attrition crisis as £17,000-a-year ushers shun service
HMCTS admits problem with salaries as it struggles to hang on to staff.
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News'Markedly inferior': Bar councils warn against virtual justice
Legal bodies issue joint statement warning against the wide-spread use of remote hearings.
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NewsDamning responses to Buckland's judicial review proposals
Lord chancellor told that the government has misunderstood the findings of Lord Faulks' review.
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NewsDomestic Abuse Act prompts legal aid plea
Law Society says there is insufficient support for victims to pursue a legal case.
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News10 Downing Street refuses to disclose judicial review submission
Prime Minister's Office responds to FOI request as Ministry of Justice prepares to close consultation on controversial proposals.