All Courts business articles – Page 58
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NewsVirtual hearings with physical jury hubs hailed a success
Academics evaluating mock trial say there were fewer technical problems and jurors were more engaged.
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NewsNo-fault divorce to start in autumn 2021
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill reaches parliamentary finishing line.
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NewsDivorce bill reaches final stretch of parliamentary marathon
Proposed legislation was first introduced to the House of Commons last June.
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News‘I can see you but can’t hear you’ - Remote justice crawls on
Employment Appeal Tribunal discovers the 'Turn it off and on again' trick.
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NewsRemote hearing 'removes valuable visual cues' for people with learning disabilities
Court of Appeal says judge was wrong not to appoint intermediary for mother facing prospect of losing her baby.
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NewsUnion makes court safety demands
HMCTS chief executive told to let members conduct their own risk assessment of court buildings.
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NewsLimits on jury trials may be needed says LCJ
Lord Burnett suggests ministers consider temporary curbs on right to jury for 'either way' offences.
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NewsDisability awareness 'should be a professional requirement'
Equality body says lawyers rely strongly on defendants to disclose impairments.
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OpinionInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
Proposed fast-track court system creates 'speedy justice', but while it might achieve the former it rarely achieves the latter.
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NewsNews focus: Family courts - a bumpy road ahead
Sir Andrew McFarlane’s framework for the family courts concedes that remote hearings will remain predominant for the foreseeable future. Normal business may – or may not – be resumed by the spring.
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NewsCare case proceeds despite mother’s QC shielding at home
Court of Appeal says physical absence of leading counsel does not result in an unfair hearing.
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NewsMcFarlane: normal family court business unlikely before spring 2021
Family division president sets out framework for at least the next six months.
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NewsJudges given ultimate power over broadcast of sentencing remarks
Government pushes on with legislation to relax rules on televising criminal courts.
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News'Trapped capital': LAA challenged in High Court over means test
Woman said to be victim of domestic abuse denied legal aid for family proceedings involving ex-partner.
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NewsSolicitor enraged by struggle to see court risk assessment
Managing director of Chester firm says he needs to know if it is safe to send staff to court.
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NewsRemote clinical negligence trial ‘possible but undesirable’
Just because a hearing can be done remotely, doesn’t mean it should be, rules judge.
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NewsMore courts reopen this week for socially-distanced business
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says 184 buildings will now be open for essential face-to-face hearings.
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NewsProposals invited for SME disputes portal
Disputes resolution portal one of four projects announced in LawTechUK Vision unveiled last month.
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NewsSuspension of housing possession proceedings extended
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick says eviction hearings will not be heard in courts until the end of August.
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NewsPre-lockdown civil justice stats reveal system already slowing
Numbers of county court claims, landlord possession claims and personal injury claims were all falling.