All Courts business articles – Page 86
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NewsGovernment 'exploring alternatives' to short prison sentences
Cautious welcome for justice minister Rory Stewart's proposal.
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OpinionThe impact of the US shutdown
Court fees and other funds have allowed the federal court system to continue to operate - but money is expected to run out this Friday.
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NewsMPs to put £1bn courts programme under scrutiny again
Committee worried about implications of closing courts and relying on online systems.
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NewsMoJ reveals fixed cost levels for two-year pilot
Scheme will operate in selected business and property courts for cases valued up to £250,000.
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NewsSolicitors told about vulnerable prisoners policy - five months after it was introduced
Criminal defence practitioners told not to speak to too many prisoners on visits to police cells.
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NewsThousands apply online for divorce - including 13 on Christmas Day
Government says first-year figures show system is a better fit for public to access justice services.
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NewsBureaucracy jeopardising community sentence efforts - justice thinktank
Report into the relationship between probation and the courts makes 15 recommendations to address 'fraying' trust.
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NewsIt's official: Royal Assent for whiplash reforms
Two pieces of legislation came into law today, transforming the personal injury sector.
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NewsCoA criticises Uber’s ‘complex and artificial’ employment contracts
Court split over issue of whether drivers are entitled to worker’s rights.
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NewsBoost for litigators as court approves 78% costs budget rise
Disclosure of a ’scale and complexity’ that could not reasonably have been envisaged, finds Master Davison.
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Law Report17 December 2018
This week’s starred law reports include Brexit, duty to provide healthcare services, anonymity in court proceedings, and financial provision in divorce.
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NewsHMCTS names courts to benefit from £15m upgrade project
Roofs replaced, heating systems fixed and broken lifts repaired.
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NewsProblem-solving pioneer judge Nicholas Crichton dies
Tributes paid to retired judge who 'believed in people's capacity to change'.
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NewsLCJ berates 'sub-optimal' court conditions
Lord chief justice also addresses the notion there are insufficient funds to deal with problems.
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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.