All Courts business articles – Page 13
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NewsFull £10bn Mastercard group action still in play, insists lawyer for Walter Merricks
Willkie’s Boris Bronfentrinker dismisses assertion by Mastercard lawyers Freshfields that new CAT ruling kills off bulk of the claim.
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NewsAdvocating for good grub
Obiter has had its fill of bad court catering, but the good food is very good indeed.
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NewsCrown court digital case system to remain alongside Common Platform
HMCTS to retain web-based platform for viewing and printing uploaded documents after staff, judges and lawyers say system works well.
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NewsCourt accessibility map inspired by aspiring barrister's 'unfortunate experiences'
Bringing [Dis]Ability to the Bar has launched a survey to help collate data on the court estate’s accessibility.
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NewsNon-parties to get more access to court documents
Proposed amendment to Civil Procedure Rules will require parties to provide copies of skeleton arguments and witness statements.
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NewsHMCTS extends reform programme to next year
Law Society president Nick Emmerson says ‘proper investment’ rather than ‘decades of cuts’ would have avoided court service’s ‘difficult situation’.
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NewsTechnical problems blight high-profile Assange hearing
Problems persisted throughout the day, with the advocates' words often muffled and competing with the sound of loud typing.
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NewsRCJ blazes trail for homeless moot contest
Staff at Royal Courts of Justice step in to provide venue for social mobility mooting competition after electrical fire shuts Old Bailey.
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NewsSolicitor fails in race discrimination claim against JAC
Unsuccessful deputy High Court candidate says he is seeking legal advice on whether he should appeal employment tribunal judgment.
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NewsNightingale courts remain open - but Society says more needs to be done
Total of 20 temporary courtrooms will remain open, some until March 2025, but Law Society president says ‘significant injection of funding needed’.
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NewsJulian Assange: law professors warn of threat to US constitution
Successful prosecution of WikiLeaks founder would be 'disastrous for press freedom in the US', says former New York Times general counsel.
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NewsMoJ spending £20m on northern court repairs
Millions being spent replacing roofs, heating systems, pipes, windows, cladding and lifts.
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OpinionIs it different if we profit from providing a foreign court?
We never consider that our country makes an appreciable living through the provision of what is in effect a foreign court to other countries.
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OpinionTransparency pilot offers a window on society
Expansion of media reporting will play a vital role in revealing how decisions are made in the family courts.
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NewsNews focus: First lady chief justice faces the media
Learning from other jurisdictions was a key theme of the lady chief justice’s first annual press conference. Open justice, diversity and broadcasting court proceedings also cropped up.
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NewsListing 'in the ether' could cut backlog, says LCJ
Baroness Carr states importance of ‘learning best practice’ from other jurisdictions.
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NewsLandmark sentencing guidance highlights racial disparities
Judges will be told Black and Asian offenders receive longer sentences for blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment.
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NewsGovernment resurrects employment tribunal fees
Controversial charging regime introduced by Chris Grayling was axed following a Supreme Court ruling in 2017.