All Courts business articles – Page 54
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NewsCovid-19 confirmed at 95 courts in less than a month
Ministry of Justice says positive case does not indicate coronavirus was transmitted within a court building.
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OpinionIn defence of DJs
The magistracy and district judges are not in competition: we should learn from each other.
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NewsMisunderstanding of drill music leading to unfair convictions, says Justice
Report from working group on racial disparities in the youth justice system makes 45 recommendations.
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NewsPolice stations resume support for video remand hearings
Law Society welcomes joint funding arrangement between Ministry of Justice and Home Office.
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NewsOld CPR links reopened as upgrade work continues on new site
Court users also frustrated with listings moving to the gov.uk website.
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News18-year-olds would be treated as children under proposed court bill
Conservative MP and former magistrate Rob Butler says court date should not affect how a young person is treated.
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NewsOnly two Crown courts checked for cell safety
Revelation by Public Health England prompts calls for greater transparency.
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NewsCPS to write to defence teams linked to unqualified court interpreter
Ministry of Justice has identified all the cases where Mirwais Patang was booked to provide services.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 22 February 2021
Praising judges and respect for jurors; your letters to the editor.
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NewsSuspended sentence for woman who live streamed video of boyfriend's trial
More than an hour of footage of Crown court trial appeared on Facebook, according to High Court judgment.
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News‘Supercourt’ unveiled for Manchester alongside host of new Nightingale sites
Walls to be knocked down in Manchester Crown Court and hotels and event spaces converted.
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NewsStrasbourg: UK 'failed to protect child trafficking victims'
European Court of Human Rights hands down landmark judgment on convention obligations.
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NewsEviction ban extended until end of March
Housing lawyers remain concerned that tenants could be evicted over Covid-related rent arrears.
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NewsHMCTS staff to vote on strike action
The Public and Commercial Services Union claims HMCTS has failed to address ‘serious health concerns’.
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NewsCovid tests trialled in second court
Lateral flow tests will be available at Southwark Crown Court from today as part of a four week pilot scheme.
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NewsDefendant with Covid symptoms unable to call court
Justice committee told pandemic-hit justice system is causing uncertainty and anxiety for clients.
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NewsResearch exposes north-south divide in family law
Latest study by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory found that most private law applications are made by applicants living in the most deprived areas.
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NewsPossession suspensions 'put neighbours at risk'
Solicitor highlights wider impact of anti-social behaviour after securing eviction permission from court.
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NewsScrapped? HMCTS says Covid-19 operating hours 'under review'
Latest operational update suggests the controversial model is not dead yet.
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NewsTunnel or funnel vision?
Sir Geoffrey Vos’s ‘direction of travel’ for an integrated online civil justice system has some obstacles lying in the way.