All Courts business articles – Page 44
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NewsVictims going to court entitled not to see defendant
Lord chancellor says new code comprises 'simplified and stronger' set of rights.
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NewsEx-directors in dock as Serco tagging fraud trial opens
Former managers are accused of committing ‘fraud against the tax payer’ in relation to a government electronic tagging contract.
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NewsCourt of Appeal delivers ruling on family court's approach to domestic abuse
Judgment gives general guidance on common issues arising in proceedings as well as decisions on four linked appeals.
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News‘Neither acceptable nor inevitable’: Peers give verdict on Covid courts
The quality of justice is ‘increasingly at risk’ as a result of Covid-19 and ‘years of underinvestment’.
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NewsCompulsory mediation back on the table as too few opting into ADR
Master of the Rolls confirms that the Civil Justice Council is preparing a report on whether to compel parties to talk.
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NewsCourt fees set to increase for the first time in five years
Proposal for the civil and family courts expected to raise an extra £17m a year.
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News£500 vouchers for families to resolve disputes away from court
Ministry of Justice unveils £1m scheme to bolster use of mediation.
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News‘Not helpful’ to keep talking about backlog, says justice minister
Lord Wolfson tells MPs that they should be focusing their attention on throughput of work.
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NewsImmigration reforms: courts could be required to consider wasted costs
Home Office unveils proposals to end what it believes are 'last-minute unmeritorious' claims.
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NewsCovid operating hours still on the table, Bar Council told
Radical measures to clear the court backlog are not backed by lord chancellor, says representative body.
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NewsShort films to support 'digitally disadvantaged' with virtual justice
Research team keen to hear from solicitors with experience of attending video hearings.
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NewsLabour calls for extra 33,000 court sitting days
Number of outstanding cases in the Crown court reached nearly 57,000 last month.
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NewsMore courts to offer rapid Covid tests
Leeds Combined Court, Leicester Crown Court, Reading Crown Court and Winchester Combined Court will offer on-site testing from today.
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OpinionMany lawyers prefer remote hearings, and they shouldn’t be muted
Lord chief justice should be explaining why hearings have to be in person, not assuming they must be.
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NewsSociety raises concern over JR proposal on ouster clauses
Chancery Lane says government must remain answerable to the law like the rest of us.
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NewsJR reform: Buckland to 'go further' than Faulks review
Lawyers voice concern that reforms go beyond what Independent Review of Adminstrative Law recommended.
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NewsBuckland announces JR reforms to keep judges away from politics
Independent review found courts were increasingly considering the merits of government decisions.
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NewsNo legal aid for parents fighting to continue baby's life-sustaining treatment
Barrister stepped in to represent mother and father for free after hearing about their plight through hospital's lawyer.
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NewsTop immigration firm ‘abused’ court process with futile JR claims
Duncan Lewis avoids referral to SRA after offering 'profound regret' for conduct of cases.
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NewsLord chief nudges lawyers back to court
'Possible and desirable' to increase attendance at in-person hearings, says Lord Burnett of Maldon.