All Courts business articles – Page 85
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OpinionFlexible hours in civil and family courts
Impact of pilots on judiciary and legal professionals will be closely monitored, writes justice minister Lucy Frazer.
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Flexible court hours: minister offers assurances as juniors protest
Letter to Ministry of Justice reveals concerns over workload have not been allayed ahead of proposed rollout next year.
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NewsStop calling me 'learned', pleads Rafferty LJ in call for concision
Judicial College says grounds of appeal can be be too long, rambling, wafflng and warbling.
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NewsCourt security staff reporting harassment, says HMCTS chief
Susan Acland-Hood has been responding to complaints about entry checks and confiscations.
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NewsFraud office received 'brown envelope' leaks in ENRC probe
Amended grounds for judicial review in long-running case concerning professional privilege filed with High Court.
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NewsLord chancellor warned for second time over probate 'tax'
Parliament’s committee on statutory instruments suggests justice secretary is acting ultra vires.
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NewsCanada shows way to online claims future
British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal to take on road traffic accident cases from April.
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NewsA smartphone court: 'Why not?', asks the lord chief justice
International forum on online courts hears top-level enthusiasm for internet increasing access to justice.
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FeatureCosts office ‘not a sausage-making machine’
Master Peter Haworth hopes e-bills will be introduced to lessen the workload of the Senior Courts Costs Office, but this won’t be any time soon.
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News'Completely futile': judge criticises adulterous husband for contesting divorce
Her Honour Judge Lynn Roberts says family relationships have not been able to heal.
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NewsCourts Bill: judges will decide what powers they farm out, says Gauke
Opposition raises concerns about qualification requirements of authorised staff taking on judicial tasks.
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NewsOn the move? Tory MP wants mobile magistrates' courts to compensate for closures
Victoria Prentis wants to pilot a scheme as her constituency gears up for another court closure.
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OpinionWitness statements – rip them up and start again?
There needs to remain an element of evidence in writing, but this must be closely monitored in terms of both length and relevant content.
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NewsBar Conference: HMCTS defends intrusive security after 5,000 knives seized
Susan Acland-Hood tells barristers that security officers cannot pick and choose who to search.
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NewsNews focus: Is the Royal Courts of Justice still fit for purpose?
The Royal Courts of Justice is one of London’s iconic sights but its outdated facilities cost millions to maintain. More needs to be done to turn this Gothic showpiece into a legal hub for the modern age
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NewsCourt of Protection opens door to robes at hearings
Mr Justice Hayden stressed the importance of transparency
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NewsCourt security guard who told female lawyer 'spread your legs' is suspended
Court service says officer used 'unintentionally inappropriate language' to female barrister.
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News'Good for video games, wrong for courts': online claims project hits trouble
Judge overseeing testing of new service says it has been under-resourced and is too complex for chosen development method.
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News'Locked in a glass cage': young defendants speak out about court experience
Justice thinktank continues push for procedural fairness with latest report.