All Courts business articles – Page 33
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NewsCommon Platform inflexibility 'causing issues', admits government
Court staff have had to 'check in' barristers given a case at short notice.
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NewsGarden Court must pay £20k over 'unreasonable conduct' in Allison Bailey case
'Accusations and attitude' of chambers to the claimant’s solicitor described as 'unmerited and unhelpful'.
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NewsAG defends judicial review over Covid-19 inquiry messages
Victoria Prentis says court was being asked to decide novel question in legal challenge over Covid-19 inquiry.
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NewsMagistrate removed from office after strike-off
Solicitor was investigated by the SRA over allegations including attempting to mislead her firm.
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NewsLaw student successfully challenges landlord over repair bill
Obioma Ibe says housing law insight she gained from studying and volunteering at advice clinic gave her confidence to go to court.
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NewsJudge rejects notion that county court rulings are ‘rough and ready’
Recorder’s ex tempore decision on first instance was ‘not coherent’, High Court rules in theme park claim.
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NewsWhistleblowing judge elected GMB branch president
Trade union says it will now reach out to ministers, court service and senior judiciary to forge constructive working relationships.
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NewsMPs criticise HMCTS for 'burning through' £1.3bn court reform budget
Damning report from public accounts committee reveals only £120m left but programme nowhere near complete.
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NewsRetired judges 'should get a practising certificate' before returning - report
Academic report suggests post-retirement legal services work should be regulated.
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NewsRwanda row: government defeated in Court of Appeal
Lord chief justice says removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda will be unlawful unless deficiencies in asylum process are corrected.
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NewsJudge urges harmonisation of ‘arbitrary’ rules on embargoed draft judgments
High Court judge bemoans the ‘ongoing confusion’ surrounding contempt of court and which judgments can be shared.
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NewsCanadian judges demand to know if AI used in submissions
Latest twist in regulators’ and courts’ battle to keep up with artificial intelligence advancements.
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OpinionReforming the criminal justice system: juryless trials
With rape conviction rates low across the UK, is it time to ditch juries?
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NewsDeprivation of liberty safeguards reform delayed
Care minister says liberty protection safeguards implementation will be matter 'for a future government'.
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NewsMagistrates condemn 'disturbing' lack of accessibility in court buildings
Association says poor accessibility for disabled magistrates has created an ‘exclusionary environment’.
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NewsWhite paper heralds reform of Welsh tribunals
Counsel general Mick Antoniw says changes will 'lay the foundation for a future where justice is devolved'.
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NewsLitigant denied relief after court confused by 'XXXX' name
Court says claimant should have expected that his unusual first name would cause a problem.
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NewsTribunal orders JAC to disclose candidate material
Solicitor unsuccessful in judicial recruitment process is bringing a claim for race discrimination.
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NewsLead judge backs financial remedies reform
Mr Justice Mostyn says simple rules for determining financial remedies have been overpainted by 'woolly' judicial discretion.