All Courts business articles – Page 12
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OpinionLawyers should embrace government commitment to improving court productivity
Spending can only ever be part of the answer when it comes to fixing the courts crisis.
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NewsCourt interpreting system 'poses significant risk to justice'
House of Lords report reveals worrying disconnect between what the government hopes is happening and what frontline practitioners are reporting.
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NewsIn depth: Irish language to be used in Northern Ireland courts
In a ‘historic and monumental achievement’, Irish can now be used in Northern Ireland’s courts. But questions remain about how this will affect the administration of justice.
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NewsJudicial quack down
In Ireland, Mr Justice Twomey delivered both barrels to a party being assisted by an unqualified litigation adviser.
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NewsMoR 'very disappointed' at reform programme
Nine-year courts reform programme is nearing its end with only 23% of civil cases fully handled digitally.
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NewsEmailing judgments without formal hand-down ‘unsatisfactory’
A judge at Wolverhampton family court emailed her judgment to a father, but fears it may have got lost in ‘junk’.
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NewsThree-and-a-half-year wait for machete trial sets new record
A 31-year-old man will have to wait until 16 October 2028 for his trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
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NewsUN declares 25 July 'day for judicial wellbeing'
Judicial chief who spearheaded international judicial wellbeing pact hails UN vote a historic moment for judges.
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NewsCrown court sitting days boosted to record high in bid to beat backlog
Government announcement includes £148.5m - a £28.5m increase - for court maintenance and building.
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News'Badly amiss': Judge blasts £100k case wrongly issued in London
Claimant lawyers argued that administration of cases in the county court was 'comparatively woeful'.
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News'Get on with it': peers tell MoJ to make pre-nuptial agreements binding
Prominent peers back pre-nuptial agreements entering the statute book but opinion is divided on judicial discretion.
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NewsSupreme Court should hear more criminal appeals, Law Commission recommends
Proposed reforms to help people challenge their convictions more easily.
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NewsJudges have received death threats, LCJ reveals
Lady Carr speaks of dangers of 'inaccurate reporting' after judge's decision criticised during PMQs.
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NewsApplications drop 17.2% at Technology and Construction Court
AI is 'increasingly important' both as the subject of cases and in their management and conduct, annual report reveals.
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NewsFour in 10 judges fear for their safety
Latest UK Judicial Attitude Survey reveals issues ranging from personal safety to a looming recruitment crisis.
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NewsSolicitor accused of misleading court on firm's financial position
Sandstone Legal saw off winding up petition - but accusations followed subsequent statement.
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NewsIn depth: Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is falling apart
Leaky roof, missing tiles, inadequate security...the Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is not fit for purpose. The centre’s decrepitude touches raw nerves in Westminster’s relationship with Wales.
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NewsLady chief justice rues crumbling courts estate
Baroness Carr says judges 'have often lived with something so long, they’re just keeping a stiff upper lip’.