All Courts business articles – Page 79
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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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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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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Court of Protection is being asked to decide whether a man in his seventies should have nutrition withdrawn.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.
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NewsLawyers secure first known coronavirus High Court order
Judge grants request for parties to agree time extensions without further court order.
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NewsCoronavirus: Family judge imposes emergency measures
Designated family judge for Berkshire said physical presence in court should be ‘kept to a minimum’.
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NewsLawyers alarmed by courts ‘operating normally’ claim
Commentators question wisdom of keeping courts open during coronavirus crisis
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FeatureHappy anniversary?
As the Commercial Court turns 125, litigators are confident it can remain globally pre-eminent despite the threat of rival jurisdictions and Brexit uncertainty. Jonathan Rayner reports.
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NewsNational bench proposed in magistracy structure shakeup
Work to develop framework for single bench for magistracy is one of several aims contained in strategy document.
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NewsFamily cases to be livestreamed in Court of Appeal
First case to be broadcast later this year as judges say move brings public gallery into 21st century.
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NewsCoronavirus: 'business continues' says HMCTS
Updated rolling guidance says that parties who have or are potentially affected by Covid-19 should contact hearing venue.
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NewsCPS told to introduce quality checks for prosecution agents
Report highlights occasion where one agent unnecessarily prepared four trials while another had to prepare on the day in court.