All Courts business articles – Page 47
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NewsMore Nightingale courts expected by end of March
Majority of new courtrooms will accommodate criminal trials, the Gazette understands.
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NewsGovernment 'scraps extended operating hours'
Criminal bar says the 'discriminatory' scheme will 'not raise its head again'.
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NewsPeers accuse government of breaking Covid eviction promise
House of Lords, by a majority, agrees amendment declaring regret over changes to the definition of rent arrears.
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NewsBBC fined £28,000 for broadcasting footage of remote hearing
Six-second ‘establishing’ shot was included in news bulletins after hearing had been recorded.
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NewsProbate delays falling despite pandemic, says HMCTS
Waiting times for grants of probate now stand at around five weeks, according to courts service.
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NewsNo need to read emails past 6pm, barristers told
Criminal Bar Association issues wellbeing guidance to tackle ‘unsustainable working practices’.
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NewsSolicitors to skip court security queues from today
Long-awaited ID card scheme will allow solicitors to bypass routine security searches at courts and tribunals.
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NewsCourt Covid safety confusion continues
Reports of virus outbreaks in buildings and solicitors exposed to clients with symptoms.
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NewsLateral flow testing to be offered at Manchester court for next four weeks
If the result comes back positive, court users will be asked to leave court and 'return home quickly'.
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OpinionHooray for Sir Geoffrey's funnel vision
An integrated online civil justice system could be good news for access to justice - and for the nation.
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News'What are we to do?': Lammy defends seven-juror proposal
Shadow justice secretary tells Westminster Commission that system has been slow to provide extra court capacity.
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NewsMaster of the Rolls to create 'online funnel' for civil claims
Sir Geoffrey Vos set out his vision for an online civil justice system during a Law Society webinar this morning.
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NewsSafety fears remain after Covid-hit court reopens within a day
Physical hearings now outnumbering remote hearings in England and Wales despite spread of coronavirus.
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NewsRemote hearings must be public Queen’s Bench guide stresses
High Court’s largest division 'working under conditions that would have been unimaginable a year ago'.
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NewsSentencing guidelines to highlight disparity between BAME and white offenders
Sentencing Council research shows black and Asian people receiving tougher sentences for certain drug offences.
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NewsCool response to Labour's seven-juror scheme
Shadow justice secretary proposes wartime-style juries to clear the Crown court backlog.
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NewsMagistrates' courts to be sprayed with ‘antiviral mist’
Government also hires marshals to ensure court users are following safety rules.
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NewsCoA reserves judgment in groundbreaking domestic abuse case
Family division president hears from interveners on final day of hearing.
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NewsNews focus: Are we putting court users in harm’s way?
As HMCTS came under fire last week for insisting that it’s ‘business as usual’ in Covid-hit courts, practitioner groups and trade unions have called for an urgent review of safety.
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NewsNew ID card will allow solicitors to bypass security queues
First phase of wider ID scheme will begin in the next few weeks, the Gazette understands.