All Courts business articles – Page 56
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NewsHMCTS urged to fix digital divorce issues during reform wait
No-fault provisions under Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act will come into force on 6 April 2022.
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NewsJurors head to four-star Kent hotel
Mercure Maidstone is the latest venue to be used as a makeshift Crown court.
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News'Hidden heroes': Buckland thanks court staff for Covid efforts
Lord chancellor praises lawyers for 'the fortitude they have shown and the dedication to justice they have demonstrated'.
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NewsTribunal judges annoyed by technology faults in remote hearings
New survey finds there has also been confusion caused by multiple pieces of guidance.
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OpinionCourt in the crosshairs of Covid
Jobs and Homes: stories of the law in lockdown | David Renton
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NewsCourt order forger jailed for six years
Judges give evidence in trial after fraudster tried unlawfully to regain his mother’s property.
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NewsHillsborough solicitor had no duty to correct the court
Charge of perverting the course of justice did not apply to public inquiry into 1989 disaster, court rules.
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NewsBoris Johnson backs my case for unlimited sitting days, says LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says funding issues across justice system still need addressing.
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NewsBar Council speaks out against remote juries
Jurors risk becoming spectators rather than participants at trials, warns representative body.
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News'Safe space': judge highlights benefit of office returns
Family law conference discusses impact of working from home for junior lawyers.
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NewsRemote hearings ‘fragmented’, say civil court users
Civil court users have criticised the use of remote hearings as ‘fragmented’ and inconsistent, calling for improvements as the pandemic abates.
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NewsEducate don't legislate to resolve JR concerns, says former LCJ
Crossbench peer Lord Woolf says drastic action is being considered due to 'lack of understanding'.
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News'Constitutional plumbing': Buckland defends Judicial Review Bill
Lord chancellor tells Robert Peston he will be proposing incremental change.
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NewsThree Nightingale courts to close next month
Makeshift courts in Birmingham, Chester and Lancaster will shut within weeks.
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NewsPre-sentence reports piloted for offenders with complex needs
Pilot prompted by steep decline in pre-sentence reports being requested by judges.
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NewsLoughborough in line for new ‘super-court’
Question mark still hangs over the future of 12 Nightingale courts with licences that expire next month.
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NewsJudge hopes medical experts can continue to attend remotely
Mr Justice David Williams tells family law conference Covid-related change should become permanent.
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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.