All Courts business articles – Page 94
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News'Dear Sam': Judge writes to 14-year-old to explain custody ruling
Mr Justice Peter Jackson gave family judgment in a letter read out to teenager’s parents.
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NewsShadow justice secretary calls for independent review of court fees
Richard Burgon says government ’cannot be trusted’ to carry out review itself.
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NewsSentencing code 'will save £255m', Law Commission predicts
Professor David Ormerod QC says judges will no longer need to dust off decades-old law.
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NewsSRA to ask judges to spill beans on solicitor advocates
Regulator coy on whether latest research could mark return of quality assurance scheme.
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NewsMoJ admits fate of five courts is still 'TBC'
Campaigners in one city put forward fresh proposal to keep civil work administered locally.
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OpinionAttack on judges must end now
Mr Justice Francis should not need to clarify the task before him in Charlie Gard judgment.
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NewsCuts cannot have been intended to leave parents struggling - Charlie Gard judge
Mr Justice Francis says parents struggle to represent themselves, indicating that baby's parents should have had legal aid.
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NewsBristol court still out of action after car park flood
Users report contingency arrangements are working well while the court is restored.
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NewsCBA to support barristers who boycott flexible courts
Francis FitxGibbon QC says scheme is ’fundamentally flawed’.
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NewsExtended court pilot is back - with 8am starts and 8pm finishes
HMCTS chief names six court buildings that will be tested over six months.
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OpinionOur courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit?
The trouble with turning justice into a commodity is you raise customer expectations.
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NewsDisclosure problems 'have blighted criminal justice system for too long'
QC investigating 2011 Mouncher trial collapse says it is time for a new spirit of openness.
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NewsHMCTS turns in £100m civil justice 'surplus' as fees add up
Government starting to reap the rewards of fees and charges in civil courts.
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NewsRetention 'time bomb' could hit judiciary, LCJ warns
Several judges have publicly declared they will quit once transitional pension protections end.
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NewsSentence review extended to more terror offences
Unduly lenient sentence scheme will cover convictions under Terror Act 2000, Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 and Terrorism Act 2006.
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OpinionWhen lawyers feel scared to do their job, mob rule edges closer
Threats against lawyers in the Charlie Gard case show the dangers we’re moving towards.
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NewsJudge warns double-booked lawyers: We will start case without you
Family judge says so-called cross courting is increasingly becoming a problem.
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OpinionLate-night courts will pile more pressure on stressed junior lawyers
Extended hours will mean even later nights for solicitors starting out in their career.
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NewsCourt closures: Judge warns of impact on youth justice
Judicial lead on youth justice says closure programme ’not appropriate for access to justice’.
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NewsLawyers 'overly cautious' anonymising family judgments
Campaign group the Transparency Project issues guidance to help families understand when, why and how their case might be published.