All Courts business articles – Page 80
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NewsHMCTS research highlights challenges of virtual justice
Report on remand hearings follows FoI request by campaigner Penelope Gibbs.
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FeatureCommercial realities
Can London cling on to its pre-eminence in high-value dispute resolution? Solicitors are cautiously optimistic.
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NewsNews focus: justice goes the distance In Anglesey
As towns across the country are denuded of courtroom provision, pop-up courts using video technology are filling the vacuum. The Gazette goes behind the scenes at one such court in Wales.
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NewsShorter trials scheme goes permanent
Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules will provide for the Shorter Trials Scheme to operate from next month in the Business and Property Courts.
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NewsOutrage over 'first come, first served' recruitment policy for magistrates
Magistrates Association says the process must be fair, transparent and accessible to everyone.
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NewsMoJ runs out of money to develop debt collection upgrade
Department says plans are ‘no longer affordable’ within the MoJ’s funding allocation for the 2015 spending review period.
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NewsSupreme Court ruling renews cohabitation warning
Family lawyers highlight lack of awareness among unmarried couples about their rights when a partner dies.
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NewsCourts ID scheme hit by fees controversy ahead of pilot
Bar Council says it may need to charge a fee if fast-track entry scheme is rolled out.
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NewsCCJs against consumers drop for first time in five years
Latest figures from the Registry Trust report statistics of judgments against both businesses and consumers.
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NewsGovernment urged to extend costs-shifting to JR
Public law charity told claimants would have to pay £90,000 upfront for £250,000 after-the-event insurance cover.
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NewsMoJ goes on hiring spree to strengthen Public Defender Service
Retirements and advocates becoming judges have left a hole in the Legal Aid Agency department.
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NewsLegal bloggers allowed to report on family proceedings
Charity says the pilot will help to inform the public of cases that do not just involve celebrities, a scandal or titillating fact.
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NewsCriminal bar cautiously backs cameras in more courts
Victims' Commissioner told a Sunday newspaper that filming could make barristers less aggressive.
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NewsJudicial ombudsman asked to investigate 'barrister bias'
Complaint about Judicial Appointments Commission's selection process was not upheld.
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NewsSolicitors in the dock over alleged £12.6m legal aid fraud
His Honour Judge Loraine-Smith adjourns plea and trial preparation hearing until 12 October.
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NewsAI 'has a long way to go' before it threatens interpreters' jobs
Company tasked with providing courtroom services is expanding.
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NewsCourts to test fast-track entry for lawyers
Government begins pilot scheme allowing accredited professionals to bypass security queues.
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NewsOnline hearings for social security appeals this autumn
Remote online hearings of social security appeals at the First Tier tribunal will begin this autumn in the next phase of courts modernisation, the senior president of tribunals has revealed. In a speech to the Administrative Law Bar Association published by the judiciary today, The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder ...