‘The temporary closure of youth courts due to Covid-19 has almost doubled the backlog of cases in some areas of England and Wales, increasing anguish for traumatised victims and creating more uncertainty for accused children, inspectors have found.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Only a small minority of courts in England, Wales and Scotland are accessible to wheelchair users, research by a London personal injury firm has found.’
Litigation Futures, 19th November 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Up to two-thirds of civil hearings will take place face-to-face over the coming months as the caseload increases, with longer operating hours an option for courts if needed.’
Litigation Futures, 10th November 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Concerns are growing that a service to help people follow court proceedings in England and Wales is to be privatised and deregulated.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government’s £1bn court reforms have had a “disappointingly slow” start in collecting the information required to ensure the justice system is fair, according to researchers.’
Legal Futures, 20th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to allow the Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court to depart from European Union case law from next year, despite the opposition of a majority of respondents to a consultation.’
Litigation Futures, 19th October 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The new president of the Law Society on why it’s crucial to defend the rule of law in these febrile times.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Supreme Court judge has accused Boris Johnson of trying to undermine the courts and legal system in a bid to solidify government power and push through his programme. Lord Sumption, who retired from the court in 2018, told at parliamentary select committee that the government was intent on “doing down the courts as potential sources of impediments for the government’s programme”.’
The Independent, 6th October 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The court system faces a trade-off between the quality of justice and the cost of delivering it, former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said in a biting assessment of virtual hearings. Speaking at the Commercial Litigators’ Forum, Lord Sumption (Jonathan Sumption QC) said if quality of justice was the only concern “we would go back to ordinary oral hearings.” ‘
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Commercial litigators have vented their frustration – and in some cases anger – with the disclosure pilot in the Business and Property Courts, and changes to its rules have been put forward as a result of this and other feedback.’
Litigation Futures, 24th September 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘There are many barristers who like to imagine they could have succeeded on the stage, hamming it up in their wigs and gowns and addressing the jury like Laurence Olivier doing Richard III.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has claimed he was put under “improper and undue influence” to keep a defendant in custody.’
BBC News, 11th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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