All Courts business articles – Page 93
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NewsHMCTS hiring dozens of administrators for Salford claims hub
Staff sought to help money claims centre run a polite and 'right first time' service.
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NewsCourt security chaos: Judge slams 'chronic failure'
Maidstone Combined Court Judge Jeremy Carey seeks to reassure court visitors over ‘lamentable’ state of affairs.
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NewsIndependent body to tackle administrative justice 'Cinderella'
Reform and human rights group to host secretariat of new Administrative Justice Council.
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NewsHigh Court criticises BSB for pursuing tougher sentence against barrister
Bar regulator wanted to increase severity of Lincoln Crawford’s disciplinary sanction.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons defeats 'hopeless and abusive' claim
Silver circle law firm succeeds in call for summary judgment in High Court dispute.
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NewsCrumbling courts: £5m available to fix lifts and leaks, says lord chief
Fund to be spent on ‘minor but irritating’ faults by end of financial year, new head of judiciary reveals.
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NewsMunby to pilot specialist courts for financial remedies
Family division president lays out blueprint for London, the West Midlands and south-east Wales circuits.
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News2017 in review: a year of departures - and harbingers
In 2017 we bade farewell to a lord chancellor, a global law firm, employment tribunal fees - and much else besides
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NewsCross-examination support for vulnerable witnesses delayed
Tests on technology for pre-recording cross examination have 'quality issues', justice minister reveals.
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NewsFlexible courts plan 'still discriminatory' - Chancery Lane
Law Society says revised protocol does not set out how lawyers will escape need to work longer hours.
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NewsSmartphones hampering jury trials, appeal judge warns
Lord Justice Singh says criminal practitioners should remind judges to warn juries about discussing a case.
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NewsSupreme Court ruling on litigants in person could redraw CPR
The Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether litigants in person should be granted special dispensation in a case that could have far-reaching consequences. Former LiP Mark Barton took his appeal to the court last week, arguing he was ill-equipped to understand the Civil Procedure Rules. A successful appeal ...
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Boffins help judges get to grips with courtroom science
Guides drafted to explain forensic gait analysis and DNA fingerprinting.
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NewsSeek advice over forensics 'data manipulation' concerns - minister
Ministry of Justice does not believe civil cases have been affected by alleged malpractice.
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NewsTime to end solicitor-bar divide, first female solicitor QC says
June Venters will be called to the bar by Middle Temple on Thursday.
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NewsHacking suspect jailed over €10k law firm blackmail
Nathan Wyatt, sentenced after admitting to fraud, had been questioned over Pippa Middleton photo hack.
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OpinionA judge should have the final say over a child's fate
Should the worst happen to me, I would rather a judge, than my mum, decide what is in my best interests.
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NewsFirm ordered to withdraw from VW group action case
Harcus Sinclair was in dispute with Chesterfield-based Your Lawyers over progression of case.
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NewsDefendant nationality declarations 'offensive'
Criminal defence specialist questions how the new court requirement will be policed.
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NewsFamilies of 1974 bombings victims turn to crowdfunding after legal aid denied
Campaign group still fighting for justice as 43rd anniversary of Birmingham terror attacks approaches.