All Courts business articles – Page 12
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NewsNegligence claim must go to trial
Bulk of construction magnate’s action against Clyde & Co and counsel over investment scheme fails.
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NewsFamily judges will return to robes in safety pilot
Three-month pilot follows concerns over ‘violent and threatening behaviour experienced by judges and court users’.
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NewsMemory lane
Courts fees increase, the race to the bar and illegitimate persons: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsCrumbling courts: ceiling gives way at Reading
Plaster strewn across one of the benches in the magistrates’ court.
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OpinionIncreasing court fees? Now do the same for legal aid
Government says 10% hike is justified because costs incurred by HM Courts & Tribunals Service to facilitate access to justice have gone up.
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NewsEmployment lawyers condemn ‘irrational’ fees plan
'The inference could be drawn that the real aim of these proposals is to deter claims,' says the Employment Lawyers Association.
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NewsFamily lawyers join forces to support neurodivergent community
Specialist group led by Alia Lewis and Jenny Beck wants to raise awareness, remove barriers and secure major reforms in family justice system.
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NewsCourts already using automated decision-making, Lord Justice Birss reveals
Deputy head of civil justice reveals that algorithm-based digital decision making is assisting online money claims system.
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NewsLifeline for Assange as High Court demands 'assurances' on extradition
US has three weeks to to comply with High Court ruling, which could lead to final decision in May.
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NewsNo new legal challenge on tribunal fees as consultation closes
Legal advice network warns that for many low-income workers, the new ET charges will be unaffordable.
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NewsNews focus: More budget blues for the MoJ
The budget included a £55m boost for family justice, part of a £170m push for non-court resolution. But the profession reacted coolly, as day-to-day justice spending is again set to fall.
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NewsNews focus: Initiative to clear rape cases is 'plaster for a bullet wound'
A new initiative to clear rape cases which have been in the system for more than two years is welcome, but lawyers say investment in a dedicated workforce is the only way to tackle the backlog properly.
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OpinionJudging The Jury
Channel 4's programme The Jury: Murder Trial was entertaining but not informative viewing.
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NewsBudget: Cash for dispute resolution - but MoJ spending cut by £500m
Overall verdict: government ‘not facing up to challenges plaguing the justice system’.
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NewsJudicial blitz on 'stain' of delayed alleged rape cases
Lord Justice Edis says 181 rape cases which have reached or passed their second anniversary will be dealt with by this summer.
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OpinionEarly legal advice pilot: resolving the family court crisis
When it comes to family justice and diverting more cases away from court, lawyers are part of the solution, not the problem.
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News'We weren't being heard': siblings share family justice experience
Cafcass chief executive shared interview during her Family Justice Council Bridget Lindley lecture.
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OpinionBroken Britain – the lawyers' story
We need to come to terms with the political reality that the government is not going to come to the rescue of our sector.
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NewsRwanda bill 'threatens to undermine judicial independence', UN experts allege
Warnings issued over Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill) as legislation scrutinised in the Lords today.
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NewsDomestic abuse pilot to spare victims multiple court hearings
Justice minister says new protection orders will become an important access to justice tool.