All Courts business articles – Page 50
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NewsMPs prepare to debate judicial review reforms
Controversial Judicial Review and Courts Bill has second reading in House of Commons next week.
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NewsCommon Platform blip 'illustrates danger of overestimating technology'
Lord chief justice revealed rollout of digital case management system was paused.
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NewsMcFarlane reveals mediation voucher scheme success
Family division president says 77% of cases reached whole or partial agreement.
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NewsGovernment faces potential JR over efforts to help Afghan judges
Mishcon de Reya preparing to ask the court for permission to issue a judicial review.
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NewsLCJ reveals new platform for remote hearings
Service includes virtual consultation rooms and connectivity monitoring.
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NewsDistrict judge criticised for dismissing abuse allegations
His Honour Judge Dancey says relevant practice direction was engaged 'as an afterthought'.
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NewsHMCTS splashes £40m on solar panels and green technology
New measures will reduce the emissions generated by courts by 10%, government claims.
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NewsCourt backlog 'may not return to pre-pandemic levels for another year' - Raab
Lord chancellor asked about delays, family law and data in first live interview since taking over justice brief.
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NewsFamily courts deal with soaring volume of work
Latest government statistics show increases in several case types.
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NewsJudge lambasts government lawyers who ignored court rules
Compliance requirements are not 'optional extras', health department is told.
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NewsRaab admits court delays 'unacceptable' as backlog reaches record high
Outstanding cases in the Crown court pass 60,000 for the first time.
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NewsFuel crisis: Judge 'asks for proof' of why counsel can't get to court
Lawyer's request to attend hearing remotely was apparently refused after judge demanded to know how many petrol stations they had visited.
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NewsPetrol crisis fuels concern about lawyers getting to court
Law Society hopes judges will be understanding of any difficulties faced by practitioners and other court users.
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OpinionRaab's late entrance showed the folly of extending court hours
Lord chancellor's swearing-in ceremony should have started at 4pm. It started at 4.25pm.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses asylum challenge arising from 'unfair' rules
UK's highest court says claimants must show they were treated unfairly in their own case.
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NewsTribunal president vows to bring together ‘disunited judiciary’
Sir Keith Lindblom pushes for the deployment of judges across a variety of jurisdictions.
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NewsOpening pop-up courts in the shadow of a closed one
Fifth Nightingale court opens at conference centre in Monument, just three Tube stops from closed Blackfriars Crown Court.
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NewsVos: Lawyers like remote hearings because they earn more
Master of the Rolls says Zoom hearings have worked but are not a long-term solution.
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NewsJudgment reserved in solicitor-judge disability discrimination case
Having looked at submissions and evidence, tribunal says case merits decision in writing.
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NewsPrince Philip's will to be sealed for 90 years, family court rules after secret hearing
Sir Andrew McFarlane reveals that he is custodian of a safe containing 30 sealed Royal wills.