All Courts business articles – Page 109
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NewsExclusive: FoI reveals flexible pilot courts running at only half capacity
Official figures raise fresh questions about the controversial tests due to start later this year.
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NewsCourt of Appeal urges greater sentencing vigilance
Lord Justice Treacy says a disproportionate amount of time was spent correcting errors.
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NewsDon't reject legal aid application with 'tick-box' letter, judge says
Legal Aid Agency told to determine application in case involving three-month-old without delay.
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NewsBarrister-solicitor divide to blame for lack of diversity, says Lady Hale
Incoming president of the Supreme Court says the lower ranks of the judiciary should be nurtured - and promoted.
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NewsGovernment invests £80k to improve court waiting rooms
Model rooms will provide a template for courts nationwide, HM Courts & Tribunals Service says.
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NewsCivil partnership fight heads to Supreme Court
Solicitor representing couple says development is a significant achievement.
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NewsSolicitor among five High Court appointments
Peter Lane, admitted in 1985, was the first in his family to go to university.
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NewsCPS to treat online hate crime as seriously as face-to-face offences
Alison Saunders says hate crime is a priority area for the Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsBeleaguered solicitors highlight ongoing disclosure fight
Rules on procedure a 'stick to beat the defence with', criminal practitioners complain.
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NewsFlexible courts could bankrupt solicitor firms - Law Society
Compensating solicitors for working overtime could doom firms operating on ‘zero profit margins’, Chancery Lane warns.
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NewsBlame game begins as Google Translate stands in for court interpreter
Barrister on hand to download translate app after defendant unable to communicate with court.
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NewsEmployment claims stayed by order following landmark fees ruling
Venerable employment lawyer Stefan Cross QC has dubbed the decision ‘extraordinary’ and ‘opaque’.
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NewsUnreported courts: Westminster magistrates shuts press room
Room was ‘little used’ despite being among country’s most high-profile courts.
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NewsJudge and counsel cross swords in 'astonishing' 15-week trial
'Rude and childish': Applications to appeal convictions are dismissed after judgment tells of acrimonious exchanges between bench and barristers.
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OpinionJustice is not a popularity contest
Reflecting on the Charlie Gard case, bar chair Andrew Langdon QC warns of the dangers of personalising the role of lawyers.
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OpinionNeuberger's distaste for executive fudge
Outgoing Supreme Court president is not demob-happy - he has form.
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NewsSip your drinks on entry, court users told
New rules will require court users to prove drinks are ’harmless’ before they enter court buildings.
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NewsFee-paid judges seek 'premium' for working unsocial hours
Part-time judges including solicitors are being surveyed by their representative body on flexible court plans.
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NewsWar of words on flexible courts rumbles on
Bar chair challenges senior judge over claim that critics of out-of-hours courts are ‘ill-informed’ - as the Law Society updates solicitors on talks with the courts service.