All Courts business articles – Page 41
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OpinionHack watch
Cash is needed to safeguard what ought to be universally regarded as a critical component of civil society: court reporting.
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FeatureMinority reports
Court reporters may be an endangered species but the vital service they provide in terms of public education and open justice must be protected.
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NewsLewis formally sworn in as lord chancellor
Lord chancellor pledges to take role in upholding the rule of law ‘incredibly seriously’.
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NewsDefendants could be released before trial if legal aid dispute continues – High Court
Court says absence of barristers by end of November ‘unlikely’ to be sufficient reason for extending CTL.
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NewsLabour conference: judicial appointments 'must be more transparent'
Shadow justice secretary says public trust in the criminal justice system will break down if judges are not representative of society.
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NewsJudges wrongly blamed government over CBA action, High Court hears
CPS says judges who cited ‘long-term underfunding’ wrongly expressed view on legal aid dispute.
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NewsLabour conference: Neighbourhood policing and rape courts on justice agenda
Shadow justice ministers suggest they will focus heavily on 'trauma-informed practice' to cut crime and support victims.
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NewsFormer criminal solicitor gets MoJ legal aid brief
Gareth Johnson given responsibility for criminal courts recovery and criminal legal aid.
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NewsLabour pledges to introduce 'Hillsborough Law'
Solicitor who acted for families during the Hillsborough inquests says legislation would end 'David v Goliath' type battles.
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NewsWitnesses can give evidence by WhatsApp, Court of Appeal rules
WhatsApp ‘capable of being regarded as sufficiently secure’ for Crown court evidence, judge says.
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NewsFew couples applying for joint divorce, HMCTS figures reveal
Landmark reforms introduced ability to issue joint statement that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.
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OpinionDelays in our civil courts have now reached crisis point
Only an immediate increase in funding can reverse the escalating wait for justice.
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NewsLord chancellor postpones meeting with criminal bar chiefs
Revised arrangements announced within the legal sector following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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NewsArson and robbery suspects released after long wait for trials
Another judge joins chorus of disapproval at failings in the criminal justice system.
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NewsNew justice secretary agrees to meet criminal bar
Criminal Bar Association chief Kirsty Brimelow QC hopes 'introductory' meeting will pave the way for negotiations to open.
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News'Substantial positive movement from government' could end bar strike
Justice committee hears evidence from criminal bar chiefs on reasons behind long-running action over legal aid funding.
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NewsCrown courts back to ‘business as normal’, senior judge says
Lady Justice Macur allows challenge to extension of custody time limit.
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NewsCriminal bar demands to meet new justice secretary this week
Kirsty Brimelow QC says Dominic Raab's successor must open negotiations as soon as they enter office.
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NewsBang to rights at Wood Green?
Video appearances by defendants certainly save time and money, but there’s little doubt that they tend to detract from the majesty of in-person proceedings.
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NewsCriminal bar begins 'historic' strike
Barristers escalate action over legal aid funding on day new prime minister is announced.