All Courts business articles – Page 50
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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.
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NewsOnline court may need only one procedure rule, says Briggs
Supreme Court judge reveals that legislation to set up litigant-in-person-friendly dispute resolution procedure expected this year.
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NewsCircuit judge promises to write monthly to defendant in mental health crisis
Pledge accompanied community order on woman caught carrying a razor blade.
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NewsWork with locals in hunt for Nightingale courts, HMCTS told
Regional officials do not know what is happening in their own areas, justice committee hears.
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NewsCriminal bar calls for 120,000 Crown court sitting days
Association says Ministry of Justice and HM Treasury will agree final budget this week.
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NewsStill crumbling: HMCTS handling 5,000 court repair requests a month
Government spending millions on repairs, but nine out of 10 courts still have outstanding jobs needing attention.
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News‘Sense of how to behave’ at risk, says High Court chancellor
Sir Julian Flaux warns that the informality of remote hearings could undermine court rules and the seriousness of judicial decisions.
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NewsFaulks review on JR to be published this week
Government will reportedly seek to stop the automatic referral of judicial review cases to senior judges.
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NewsNo research on video hearing impact
HMCTS has no commissions for research into impact on justice outcomes of video hearings or links, Gazette learns.
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NewsA solicitor general is not just for Christmas
Lucy Frazer's 77 days as the attorney general's deputy in 2019 isn't a record for brevity.
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OpinionLife on a lockdown jury
Two weeks of court life revealed that HMCTS is doing its best - but Perspex and posters can only do so much.
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NewsHMCTS apologises for CVP connection problems
Some people were unable to connect to court via the cloud video platform.
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NewsPolice bill: Bail changes could fail crime victims, says Law Society
The criminal justice system needs more funding to deliver on promises of new legislation, according to representative body.
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NewsJustice bill: ‘Crackdown won't turn around decades of underfunding’
Criminal justice system needs more than ‘cosmetic’ alterations, lawyers say in response to 'restore confidence' bill.
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NewsLaw Society: ‘More must be done to protect court users’
Solicitors are still raising numerous concerns about court safety, says representative body.
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NewsInspectors warn over court recovery consequences for victims
Report says several trials are being listed for the same time slot or no date is set at all.
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NewsHMCTS to pilot home-tests for court users
Home-testing for Covid-19 is to be rolled out in five courts nationwide, as HMCTS staff threaten to strike over safety concerns.