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NewsLady chief justice announces new High Court division
Chancellor of the High Court Sir Colin Birss will assume title of president of the Business and Property Division.
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NewsOver 200,000 sign petition demanding probe of Fordingbridge judge
Petition calls for 'formal judicial accountability framework' including mandatory sentencing reviews.
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News'Chronic neglect': Barrister in his 70s trapped in court lift during heatwave
KC tells government to fund court repairs and drop its fixation with curbing jury trials.
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OpinionOverburdened magistrates cannot carry justice reform alone
Government’s response to the criminal courts backlog is beginning to resemble a policy made in haste rather than one grounded in evidence.
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NewsTelevised broadcasting from courts set for major extension
Legislation will be brought forward to allow chief magistrate's sentencing remarks and High Court cases to be broadcast.
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NewsPinsents refers itself to SRA over AI failures
Judge says junior lawyer ‘almost entirely outsourced the thinking process’ to artificial intelligence in 'embarrassing' incident.
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NewsPay review body says not enough 'outstanding' judges being appointed
Senior Salaries Review Body concerned judicial recruitment decisions are being driven by need to fill vacancies.
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NewsFear over custody time limits 'hindering CPS decision-making'
CPS staff worried about impact of failure on their performance, confidence and careers.
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NewsLammy defiant over jury trial reform
Government to press ahead with curtailing jury trials despite Labour's leadership turmoil.
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NewsYouth intervention courts to keep offenders 'on track'
Specialist courts and tougher parenting orders part of blueprint to reform youth justice system.
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NewsDuty solicitor shortage causing court delays
Legal Aid Agency says coverage at Preston Combined Court insufficient to accommodate Saturday and bank holiday sittings.
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NewsIn depth: What's really ailing criminal justice
On a Crown court visit, rebel MP Charlotte Nichols and bar chair Kirsty Brimelow heard about what’s really ailing criminal justice. It’s not jury trials.
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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’.