All Courts business articles – Page 88
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NewsOff the hook
Chancellor of the High Court couldn’t resist looking backwards as well as forwards in his Future of Law lecture.
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NewsIn focus: Cautionary notes on courts reform
A progress report on the courts modernisation programme suggests that not everything is going according to plan, but the government remains resolute in its commitment to the project.
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Opinion
Courts transformation: history won't necessarily repeat itself
NAO report rings familiar alarm bells about why IT-based reform programmes go awry.
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NewsCourts revolution may be 'undeliverable', spending watchdog warns
National Audit Office says progress on the transformation of the courts servces has been less than expected.
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OpinionCourts on camera
Lord Burnett is emerging as a reforming chief justice, as plans to extend broadcasting demonstrate.
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NewsExperts call for poorest to keep physical access to court
Civil Justice Council backs reform but says it must not come at a cost to vulnerable court users.
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NewsSolicitor tells court: This place is too busy to shut
Cambridge lawyer makes impassioned speech after client told to wait another six months for trial. ‘Powers that be are nowhere to be seen,’ she says.
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OpinionWhy sack the only people propping up our justice system?
Court staff are papering over the cracks: now we’re set to hand them a P45.
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NewsUnion hits out as courts shakeup threatens 6,500 jobs
Documents issued by the judiciary also shed further light on the future of the government's flexible courts hours plans.
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NewsSociety updates bar boycott guidance after judges grant 'blanket permission'
Chancery Lane notes that defence solicitors attending a pre-trial preparation hearing will be permitted to address the court.
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NewsJudge slams 'game-playing' immigration lawyers and refers three firms to SRA
High Court issues new guidance designed to remind solicitors of their responsibilities.
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NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
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NewsHigh Court slams 'inconsistent' SFO over DPA
Administrative Court says SFO ‘provided inconsistent and inadequate reasons for its decisions’ regarding obtaining of interview notes.
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NewsNot coming to a court near you
Ministers have not visited any of the eight courts earmarked for closure.
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NewsSolicitor 'bankrupted' wife over refusal to pay parking fine
Tiki Emezie refused to pay the fine eight years ago, prompting a battle up to the Court of Appeal.
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News'Slash and burn' business guru to spearhead courts reform
Tim Parker, described as 'the Prince of Darkness' for cutting jobs at Kwik-Fit and the AA on behalf of their private equity owners, is to chair HM Courts & Tribunals Service board.
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NewsLCJ admits 'attrition of morale' but sees bright online future
Lord Burnett tells judges that problems with workload and recruitment are being addressed.