All Courts business articles – Page 73
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News'The White Book is wrong' - Vos offers clarity on disclosure rules
High Court judge sets out exactly when disclosure pilot should apply.
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OpinionPost Office plays hardball with ironman judge
Sitting as a judge is not easy when the person you’re asked to judge is yourself.
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NewsProbate registries to close under HMCTS centralisation plan
Ministers insist the service will improve by moving everything under one roof and bringing together shared expertise.
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NewsPrivilege: Parliamentarians should not breach court orders, LCJ warns
Lord chief justice says there is considerable scope for abusing parliamentary privilege.
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NewsParliament, not judges, should be helping separated parents - McFarlane
Family division president says working group is looking at ways to divert cases away from court.
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NewsJudge dismisses application to recuse himself from Post Office trial
Mr Justice Peter Fraser confident he can resolve litigation in ‘wholly impartial’ manner.
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NewsLawyers won't be asked to breach privilege over late guilty pleas - HMCTS
HM Courts & Tribunals Service wants to reduce the number of cracked trials in Thames Valley.
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NewsHMCTS reforms 'focus too much on court closures'
Widespread concerns revealed in evidence to House of Commons justice select committee inquiry.
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NewsFlexible court hours pilot on course to start by summer
Planned testing of the scheme will begin at courts in Manchester and Brentford, HMCTS has said.
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NewsHearing delays lengthen despite judicial recruitment pledge
Justice minister Lucy Frazer says additional capacity will reduce waiting times for appellants.
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NewsAGO opens direct line to Twitter and Facebook over problem posts
Solicitor general says growth of inappropriate comments could jeopardise the integrity of the court process.
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NewsLate guilty plea diktat 'smacks of naughty corner'
Law Society committee chiefs say solicitors should not reveal client discussions without express consent.
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NewsMoJ consultancy spend doubles two years in a row
The Ministry of Justice has spent £61m hiring consultants since 2016.
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NewsSolicitors told to stay behind and explain late guilty pleas
HM Courts & Tribunals Service wants to cut the 'disproportionately high' number of cracked trials in Thames Valley.
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NewsCommercial court plans late sittings in $5bn fraud claim
Witness and co-defendant in nine-month civil hearing to appear by video from California.
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NewsFresh call for McKenzie friends ban
Conservative MP Bob Neill said it’s ‘time for parliament to bite the bullet’ and scrap 'unscrupulous practice'.
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NewsMunby: State 'washed its hands' of couple branded bigamists after court failures
Couple had assumed their divorce was finalised in 2014 but mistakes by district judges led to fears that their decrees were void. Only the 'charity’ of the legal profession rescued them, says judge.
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NewsPost Office requests judge recusal in group action case
Post Office confirms it has made application to recuse Mr Justice Peter Fraser.
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News'Real-life Daniel Blake''s barrister blasts legal aid cuts following tribunal win
Doughty Street Chambers' Mary-Rachel McCabe acted pro bono for Tony Rice.