All Courts business articles – Page 29
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NewsLondon's domination of commercial claims is shrinking - gradually
Claims issued in London still account for almost three-quarters of all business and property court work.
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NewsGovernment dealt partial blow in bid to keep Rwanda documents secret
Ministers sought to withold disclosure on grounds of public interest immunity.
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NewsDiversity concerns as Supreme Court reappoints old guard
Appointment process 'completely opaque', claims top public law silk Dinah Rose.
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NewsPartner rebuked for telling clients they could share court Zoom link
Judge summoned solicitors after it emerged someone without permission was watching trial.
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News'End foolish and misguided strike', law firm chief tells criminal bar
Midlands practice says it is recruiting in-house counsel to ensure defendants are represented.
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NewsProtestor 'convicted behind closed doors' plans to sue Metropolitan Police
Dania Al-Obeid was arrested, detained and charged after attending a vigil for Sarah Everard last year.
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News'Remove listing responsibility from judges', suggests Treasury minister
Former justice minister Lucy Frazer MP says AI could be used to manage the court case load more effectively.
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News'Closed-door' court process criticised after Everard vigil prosecutions dropped
Crown Prosecution Service says legal test for prosecuting people who attended vigil for Sarah Everard was not met.
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NewsDamning Gerrard ruling sent to SRA
Mr Justice Waksman says he is ‘not sending [the ruling] in relation to Dechert as a firm’.
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NewsCrown court backlog edges up further
Figures published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service show outstanding cases rising for third consecutive month.
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NewsReforms of judicial discipline 'don't go far enough'
Support network for judges bemoans lack of independent review and anti-bullying code.
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OpinionLitigants want to know if they’ve won. Judgments should tell them
If litigants in person cannot understand a ruling that affects them then there is something wrong.
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NewsMoJ stands firm as 'uninterrupted' strike looms
Criminal barristers are being balloted on whether to maintain current action or escalate it from 5 September.
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NewsCriminal bar balloted on 'uninterrupted' strike action
Barristers could escalate legal aid action on the day the new prime minister is expected to be in post.
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NewsMore details of judicial misconduct findings to be published
Lord chancellor and lord chief justice resist calls for public hearings of Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
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NewsMagistrates' court caseload down 20% in two years
Backlog ‘now close to pre-pandemic levels’, chief executive reports - but ‘still a long way to go’.
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News‘Vexatious’ contempt bid against protest solicitor thrown out by judge
'The court does not grant injunctions to parties to litigation to be used as a weapon against those perceived to be opponents'.
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NewsCity centre court shut down for urgent asbestos tests
Trials moved as Manchester site set to be closed for at least two weeks.
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NewsCrown court valedictory for criminal defence 'legend'
Judge tells farewell gathering that barristers owe Bill Waddington a 'huge debt of gratitude'.
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NewsJR guidance for civil servants updated following Covid cases
Government Legal Department discusses bias, standing, justiciability and Brexit in 'Judge Over Your Shoulder' document.