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NewsCrown court backlog reaches record high of 77,000 cases
‘Only radical reform’ can help curtail the crisis, says Sarah Sackman KC MP.
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NewsJudge issues pre-trial legal aid plea after mother left alone
Judge worried vulnerable mother was not fully prepared for four-day contested final hearing.
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NewsMoJ pledges £14m to repair city’s court building
Funding is part of nationwide £148.5m maintenance programme to help repair and modernise courts estate.
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NewsLawyers unsure on admissibility of overseas evidence
Scoping paper confirms need for Law Commission to review extradition, mutual legal assistance and criminal jurisdiction.
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NewsJudge apologises for 16-month delay in care case
Recorder says listing delay should be ‘deplored’ and added to 14-year-old girl’s stress.
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NewsOverheated courtroom made trial unfair, litigant in person argues
Non-practising barrister fails in appeal against county court’s ruling in claim of breaches of the Equality Act and Human Rights Act.
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NewsCourt up in a blaze of colour
A technicolour of crafted quilts are on dispay at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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NewsHigh Court blow for private schools and parents challenging VAT on fees
Judges say parents have the option of not paying VAT by sending their children to state school.
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NewsLaw graduate bringing meritless claims against SRA ordered to stop
Prolific litigant lost most claims - but received ‘nuisance value payments’ from two law firms.
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News‘Fake’ citations: Civil Justice Council sets up AI working group
Lawyers need to actually read documents that they use artificial intelligence to summarise, stresses Lord Justice Birss.
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NewsRape complainants to be given right to second prosecution opinion
People claiming to have suffered rape and sexual assaults can ask for a different prosecutor to review their case if it faces the prospect of being dropped.
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NewsCourts to have ‘open justice champions’
Regionally based civil servants will provide a single point of contact to help the public observe cases, Mr Justice Nicklin says.
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NewsCCRC applicant accused rape victim of not appearing 'sufficiently traumatised'
Applicants asking Criminal Cases Review Commission to look at social media posts as proof of miscarriage of justice.
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OpinionThe family justice system is failing to protect those most at risk
National Audit Office's latest report delivers a sobering assessment of a system struggling to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families.
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NewsWrong numbers
Misnumbering of court bundles is ‘only too common’, an unimpressed Court of Appeal judge tells litigants.
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NewsViews sought on permanent closure of Lancaster Crown Court
Crown court within a 12th century castle has not been used since 2019 and costs £211,000 a year to maintain.
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NewsMahmood trims judges' pay rise
Lord chancellor rejects 4.75% pay recommendation and says her decision strikes right balance between official advice and what her department can afford.
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NewsGauke unveils sentencing reforms to end prison population crisis
Short custodial sentences would be handed down only in exceptional circumstances and well-behaved prisoners released early.