All Courts business articles – Page 11
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NewsCourt documents access plan needs ‘deep second think’
Consultation responses open by expressing support for the principle of open justice - ‘but…’, Civil Procedure Rule Committee hears.
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NewsJuror who researched law on child neglect gets suspended sentence
Police search of devices revealed search terms such as the word ‘cretin’, ‘how do jurors reach a verdict?’ and ‘does a jury have to be unanimous?’.
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NewsTop chambers stops sending pupils to Stratford following ‘serious assault’
Garden Court Chambers is first set to make such an announcement, stating it would ‘risk breaching obligations to keep pupils safe’ if it required them to attend the court.
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NewsJudge's statutory consultation battle heads to Court of Appeal
District judge’s legal challenge over a controversial Judicial Appointments Commission recruitment tool will be heard next month.
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NewsParties driven out of court by block listing backlogs
Litigants give up pursuing their claim to the full because of frustration with courts.
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NewsCampaigners urge CPS to remove 'drill music' from guidance on gang-related offences
Academic research on consequences for young black men and children prompts fresh call for use of rap music as evidence to be curbed.
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NewsExclusive: judges take action to improve court security
Group of senior judges and HM Courts & Tribunals Service officials set up in response to assault on Judge Perusko last year.
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NewsSolicitor ‘injured’ in incident with court security officers
London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association demands ‘immediate suspension’ of all court security staff involved.
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NewsRule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution
Parents will be informed of various mediation models and judges can ask parties to set out their views on non-court dispute resolution.
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OpinionFamily courts: fit for the modern era?
The spring budget's spotlight on the overburdened family court is welcome but not enough to address the root of the problem.
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NewsSolicitors furious over ‘heavy-handed’ pat-downs
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association complains to HM Courts & Tribunals Service about ’invasive’ searches.
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NewsJudges 'apprehensive' about security, Family Division president tells MPs
Sir Andrew McFarlane suggests security arrangements in criminal and family courts should be equally tight.
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NewsSRA appeals over costs of failed prosecution
Solicitors Regulation Authority, appealing against £74,950 costs order by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, claim 20% of costs were not validly claimed.
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NewsSunak: 150 judges ready to hear Rwanda appeals
PM says judiciary has made available 25 courtrooms and identified 150 judges who could provide over 5,000 sitting days.
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FeatureCrowded house
The bedrock of our criminal justice system, the magistrates’ courts, is in crisis. So is it time to consider a radical overhaul? Catherine Baksi reports.
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NewsSpecial investigation: Greater Family Court transparency puts expert witnesses in the spotlight
In conjunction with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Hannah Summers analyses a case that raises questions about unregulated specialists.
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NewsSuspended sentence for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud
Judge says former solicitor expressed genuine remorse and offence was committed out of desperation.