All Courts business articles – Page 66
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NewsPandemic prompts global ‘remote courts’ initiative
'We must seize the moment', says online justice guru Susskind.
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NewsCoronavirus: Priority courts scheme starts today
Lawyers urged to check online list of open courts and 'staffed courts' before they travel.
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NewsHousing possession proceedings suspended for 90 days
Housing solicitors highlighted inconsistent approaches taken by county courts across the country.
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NewsCoronavirus: Over half of court buildings to close
A priority network of 158 buildings will remain open for essential face-to-face hearings.
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NewsCriminal court backlog reaches two-year high
Number of outstanding Crown court cases now stands at 37,434.
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NewsBuckland: Critics ‘too harsh’ as MoJ strives to keep courts open
Justice secretary praises ‘heroic efforts’ of lawyers and court staff keeping trials and hearings going.
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NewsCovid-19 lockdown: Supreme Court goes virtual
Cases and judgment hand-downs will continue via a web-based video conferencing system until further notice.
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NewsNews focus: Courts move to remote control
In the face of an unprecedented pandemic, the civil courts are dispensing with face-to-face formalities as hearings move online. But is the technology robust enough to cope – and will justice suffer?
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NewsSolicitors cautiously welcome new abuse courts
Treasury says £5m allocated in budget will fund trial of specialist courts allowing criminal and family matters to be considered together.
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NewsCoronavirus: MoJ lists lawyer ‘key worker’ categories
Duty solicitors and solicitors acting in connection with execution of wills on restricted list.
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NewsImmigration tribunals facing 'complete lack of guidance'
First-tier and upper tribunals sitting with no additional safety measures according to immigration bar.
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NewsAppeal court critical of judge who took 22 months to make ruling
Delayed judgment highlighted as part of appeal in litigation between two Russian parties.
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NewsCoronavirus: Key workers include those ‘essential to justice system’
Lawyers with children still unsure about their status even after publication of key workers list.
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NewsCoronavirus: McFarlane signals 'significant change in direction' for family courts
Family division president says purpose of guidance is to 'keep business going safely'.
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NewsCivil and family courts to go virtual by default - LCJ
Rules in both jurisdictions are 'flexible enough to enable telephone and video hearings of almost everything'.
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NewsCoronavirus: Lawyers with children wait on key worker list update
HMCTS chief urges government to consider court users when offering school places.
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OpinionAt court in the time of coronavirus
Avoid crowded places? No chance of that, at Croydon county court yesterday.
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NewsFirst all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP
Court of Protection is being asked to decide whether a man in his seventies should have nutrition withdrawn.
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NewsCoronavirus update: Lord Chancellor says courts 'must go on sitting'
Lord chief justice says we must ‘make every effort’ to maintain a functioning court system.