All Courts business articles – Page 46
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NewsThree in 10 Covid prosecutions wrongly charged
Crown Prosecution Service says errors typically involved wrong iterations of rules that frequently changed.
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NewsCrown court backlog starts to stabilise
Number of outstanding cases now hovers at around 58,000, up from 41,600 in May last year.
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NewsBuckland urged to retain choice for court-assessed legal aid bills
Impartiality and transparency concerns raised in consultation responses.
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NewsCourt orders retrial after ‘inexcusable’ judgment delay
Mr Justice Snowden took 19 months to hand down judgment in a claim against NatWest's investment banking arm.
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NewsCommercial court to return to in-person trials – except on Fridays
‘Mood has changed’ among commercial court users, who are less enthusiastic about virtual hearings than in September 2020.
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NewsPublic law confusion over Patel's costs proposal
Home Office wants fixed recoverable costs regime to cover immigration judicial reviews.
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NewsGovernment considers plans to create national hub for court judgments
The National Archives would publish every decision made by courts and tribunals.
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NewsImmigration lawyers attack Patel's reform proposals
Law Society says Home Office's New Plan for Immigration not supported by evidence.
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News'Extremely odd': Bar criticises logic of judicial review reforms
Suspended quashing orders leave old law in place - but what happens to cases that need to be decided before they come into force?
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NewsCourts attrition crisis as £17,000-a-year ushers shun service
HMCTS admits problem with salaries as it struggles to hang on to staff.
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News'Markedly inferior': Bar councils warn against virtual justice
Legal bodies issue joint statement warning against the wide-spread use of remote hearings.
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NewsDamning responses to Buckland's judicial review proposals
Lord chancellor told that the government has misunderstood the findings of Lord Faulks' review.
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NewsDomestic Abuse Act prompts legal aid plea
Law Society says there is insufficient support for victims to pursue a legal case.
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News10 Downing Street refuses to disclose judicial review submission
Prime Minister's Office responds to FOI request as Ministry of Justice prepares to close consultation on controversial proposals.
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NewsTwelve Nightingale courts could close in June
Twelve of the 30 make-shift courts currently open are operating under licences to occupy that expire in June.
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News'Acrimonious disputes': council lawyers dealt blow over virtual meetings
High Court says permitting remote meetings is a matter for parliament, not the courts.
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NewsMinister defends single justice procedure for Covid-19 offences
Lord Wolfson QC tells justice committee controversial process is more transparent than traditional court procedure.
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OpinionDo not allow delays in family court to be overshadowed
Everyone involved in the justice system deserves timely and efficient justice.
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NewsRecord year for commercial court - but 'no room for complacency'
Decline in the number of EU litigants corresponds with the establishment of international commercial courts in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
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News'Undermined, belittled, ostracised': judges to get whistleblowing policy
Eight serving judges have called for an independent audit of discrimination and bullying in the judiciary.