All Courts business articles – Page 63
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NewsMagistrates deal with 13 cases on first day of 'block listing'
One courtroom dedicated to hearing firm's cases to keep number of people in court to a minimum.
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NewsSocial distancing causes delays at regional divorce centre
Separating couples face 20-week wait for district judge to consider consent order application.
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NewsGuidance for lawyers to keep unsentenced children out of prison
Penal reform charity says young detainees are spending up to 23 hours in their cells.
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NewsHome Office urged not to let Covid-19 affect pre-charge bail reform
Law Society warns of further bottlenecks in the criminal justice system.
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NewsJudges rule housing possession moratorium includes appeals
Court of Appeal says practice direction focuses on how proceedings were initiated.
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NewsCouncils told to stop burdening High Court with child vaccination disputes
Court of Appeal says court's time could be better spent dealing with urgent family cases.
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NewsCourts 'could come under pressure' to hear complicated possession cases quickly
Solicitor says cases involving private landlords are ones where tenants need legal representation the most.
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NewsFirms 'could go bust' if more jury trials don't return
Criminal defence solicitor says Crown court cases ensure firms can break even.
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OpinionOur new life in justice
A clearer picture is emerging of what life in courts will be like after lockdown.
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NewsTenants could lose access to duty solicitor in eviction cases
Court proposals to resume proceedings include strongly encouraging defendants to get early legal aid help.
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NewsHotels and sports halls being considered as makeshift courts
Novel venues could tackle the backlog while meeting future distancing rules, lord chief justice tells MPs.
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NewsJury trials return to more courts
Judiciary says positive feedback has been received from courts where jury trials have already restarted.
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NewsRemote hearings review to report back next week
Team led by Legal Education Foundation's Dr Natalie Byrom received 1,077 responses in two weeks.
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NewsCommercial Court activity dips for first time in five years
Proportion of European litigants drops for the second year in a row.
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NewsMost wrongly charged under Coronavirus Act were unrepresented, admits DPP
Max Hill QC tells MPs that supervision mechanisms have been introduced despite 'low' number of failures.
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NewsFrontline lawyers don’t all share LCJ’s enthusiasm for remote hearings
Lord Burnett of Maldon has said there is ‘no going back’ to the way courts worked pre-coronavirus.
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OpinionCan remote courts truly deliver justice?
Post-Covid-19, we should keep what works well and discard what clearly does not.
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NewsBurford abandons market manipulation claim
Listed litigation funder denied access to sharedealing information related to a short attack last year.
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NewsDefendants made to disclose nationality fear bias – report
Not-for-profit specialist criminal firm calls on government to review policy urgently or face legal action.
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NewsLCJ: ‘No going back’ to pre-Covid ways
Lord Burnett sounds positive message about the rapid introduction of technology to courts.