All Courts business articles – Page 7
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NewsCrown court canteens on menu for wellbeing body
Trio behind Legally Lifelong reveal goals to improve the everyday lives of people working in criminal justice.
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NewsFamily court sitting days to be cancelled in 2026 reshuffle
Short hearings could be rescheduled and longer hearings double-listed in response to limited allocation.
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NewsMemory lane
Fixed fees for crime work, Enduring Powers of Attorney Act and the first woman to sit on the High Court bench: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsAction plan to cut 'unacceptable' family court waiting times
Legal sector representative bodies highlight need for more investment following shocking report from MPs on delays.
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NewsFamily justice system 'badly letting children down', MPs warn
More than 4,000 children are involved in cases yet to be resolved after 100 weeks.
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NewsMoJ defends disputed evaluation of pre-recorded evidence
MPs question MoJ officials on why report reached a different conclusion to study conducted by eminent academic.
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NewsAustralian lawyer who submitted fake AI cases allowed to stay in practice
Regulators in different jurisdictions must deal with lawyers submitting AI-generated authorities to court.
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News'Promising progress': Minister hails fall in civil justice delays
Sarah Sackman says drop in waiting times show ‘promising progress’ after extra investment.
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NewsQuestioning judges' integrity is dangerous, Mahmood tells peers
Lord chancellor says recent political and media attacks on judges threaten their safety and undermine public confidence.
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NewsMahmood defends sentencing veto
Lord chancellor asked at House of Lords Constitution Committee about row with Sentencing Council.
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NewsJudiciary silent on justice secretary's sentencing veto
Judiciary declines to comment on new power that will enable justice secretary to veto Sentencing Council guidelines.
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NewsLord chancellor grants herself veto on sentencing policy
Sentencing Council will no longer be able to issue guidelines without justice secretary and lady chief justice's approval.
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OpinionSolicitors need to take more seriously their duty to uphold open justice
In our adversarial system we increasingly have nobody advocating on behalf of the media in court.
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OpinionProvocative essays that anticipated modern concerns about courtroom psychology
Hugo Münsterberg boldly critiques the justice system in 'On the Witness Stand', a series of essays published in 1908.
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NewsReserve army: MoJ seeks dozens more DDJs post-Leveson
An extra 50 posts added to magistrates' court competition as lord chancellor seeks to cut the Crown court backlog.
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OpinionWill Taylor Swift sign a prenup?
We're more likely to see Taylor Swift's 13th album before significant movement on pre-nuptial agreements in England and Wales.
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News'Regressive restructuring' won't clear immigration backlog, lawyers warn
Practitioner group urges government to focus on 'broken' legal aid system and quality of Home Office decisions.
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NewsAnonymity order granted in landmark open justice case
Court of Appeal judgment offers 'useful guidance for legal teams seeking to protect vulnerable claimants'.
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NewsStarmer's immigration tribunal reforms 'send the wrong message'
Professional adjudicators would hear asylum appeals instead of tribunal judges to clear immigration case backlog quicker.
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NewsJudge laments court time wasted by 1,200-page bundle
Recorder says judges are left to 'wade through voluminous documents unnecessarily included'.