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OpinionShow me your skeletons!
Open justice depends upon access to the written materials that constitute much of modern proceedings.
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NewsJudge refers solicitors to SRA over 'inexcusable' submission of AI-generated authorities
Skeleton argument appeared to have been created by artificial intelligence rather than a lawyer.
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NewsMajority of court users raise concerns over early disclosure rules
Widespread survey reveals that most lawyers want the revamped regime to be changed.
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NewsMoJ proposals on judicial terms and conditions 'constitutionally flawed'
Trade union GMB's judicial branch says proposals fail to respect judicial independence.
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NewsBar regulator targets RASSO advocacy
Cross-sector taskforce including criminal bar and Centre for Women's Justice to draft new standards.
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NewsOnly 1 Old Bailey
While MPs clash over the plans to restrict jury trials during the public bill committee stage, they agree on one thing: there is only one ‘Central Criminal Court’.
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NewsIn depth: Jury trial curbs survive bill committee – but the fight goes on
The Courts and Tribunals Bill escaped largely unscathed on its journey through the Commons - but the parliamentary jousting is not over.
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NewsMoJ stonewalls on reports of High Court shakeup
Ministry of Justice says only that it continues ‘to work closely with the judiciary to consider how the wider system can be modernised’.
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NewsSuper-silk’s hourly rate slashed by more than half in Nigeria case
Hourly fee charged by London chambers head ’substantially too high’ at £2,000, determines Costs Judge Brown.
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NewsMPs urge MoD to consider letting lower ranks sit on courts martial
Commons Armed Forces Bill select committee points out that civilian juries are made up of randomly selected members of public.
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NewsRebel MPs defeated on specialist rape courts
Courts minister Sarah Sackman says suggested amendment to Courts and Tribunals Bill would not drive down outstanding caseload or waiting times in the longer term.
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NewsWhat Not to Wear? Court bars bikinis and Batman costumes
New HMCTS guidance released on dressing appropriately in court.
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NewsFamily lawyers fly the FLAG for arbitration
Organisation hopes to raise public awareness of non-court dispute resolution option and become a valuable family law resource.
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NewsIgnoring Leveson on magistrates justified, Sackman tells MPs
Courts and Tribunals Bill will enable government to increase sentencing powers via secondary legislation.
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NewsJudge calls for rule clarity on amending of claim forms
High Court upholds senior master's decision that amended form had been validly served.
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NewsLabour MP demands statutory review of judge-only trials
Paulette Hamilton says her amendment does not block or rewrite the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsCity solicitor builds free tool for speedy court bundles
Software to create court-compliant PDF bundles will be free and open source to support access to justice.
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NewsExpect a junior minister to take the (white) heat
HMCTS will test the ability of its home-grown AI software to generate transcripts of Crown court proceedings.
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NewsBattle to water down jury trial reforms continues
Courts and Tribunals Bill committee has yet to vote on important amendment on specialist rape courts - a Labour manifesto commitment.
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NewsRAAC-riddled London court reopens
Harrow Crown Court is operating again, with some of its eight courtrooms refurbished.