All Courts business articles – Page 69
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NewsMcFarlane warns of remote hearing ‘overload’ after wrong care order
Family head says courts must be prepared to adjourn cases if they are not suitable for remote hearings.
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NewsNew video technology to conduct remote criminal hearings
Cloud platform will 'keep wheels of justice turning' but will not be used to resume jury trials.
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OpinionHomeschooling at court
Covering a case while looking after my child is a lockdown challenge I've been dreading.
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NewsDomestic Abuse Bill 'should ban cross-examination of children'
Society calls for bill to go further after it moves further along parliamentary journey to Royal assent.
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NewsLaw Commission calls for tribunal time limit extension
Report says three-month window dates back to concept of employment tribunals being a speedy and informal forum.
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NewsBuckland urged to extend deadline for discrimination and harassment claims
Justice organisations say Covid-19 lockdown has made tribunal process increasingly difficult.
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NewsFirm concerned by London 'blindspot' over court safety
Judge reportedly refused duty solicitor's application regarding defendant and gave case to someone else.
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NewsJudiciary sets up working party to bring back jury trials
Law Society and other representative bodies will help senior judges explore options.
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NewsMcFarlane adjourns family proceedings as unsuitable to be heard remotely
Family chief says postage stamp images on screen are poor substitute for seeing parent in court.
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NewsSolicitor spends hours in call queue for update on abuse injunctions
Law firm director says emergency applications should be heard on the same or following day.
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NewsHearing in biggest ever group litigation to go ahead remotely
No guarantee that courts will be able to hold in-person hearings later in the year, adds judge.
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NewsSupreme Court ceremony is intimate - but distant
Lord Justice Leggatt was sworn in personally by the president, but behind closed doors.
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NewsCovid-19 testing extended to frontline court staff and judges
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says PPE decisions are in line with official guidance as courts remain open.
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NewsBuckland rules out judge-only trials as solution to virus backlog
Lord chancellor tells MPs that World War Two-style smaller juries are worth considering.
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NewsInteractive heatmap: which courts are open
Law Society creates interactive heatmap showing which courts and tribunal buildings are open.
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NewsITV drama raises profile of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? appeal
Solicitor for couple in 'coughing major' scandal says Quiz will make little difference to appeal of 2003 conviction.
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NewsLiverpool lawyers lead tributes to court security guard
Diane Barney who retired last year from service has died from coronavirus.
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NewsTop judges seek to ‘mute’ unruly parties in remote hearings
Fresh guidance also reassures judges they should not seek to do everything online.
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NewsMcFarlane calls for feedback on remote hearings
Family division president begins two-week consultation to inform fresh guidance.