“Proposals that could enable ‘associate prosecutors’ with no legal qualifications to conduct magistrates’ court trials amount to ‘justice on the cheap’ and herald the ‘de-lawyering’ of the magistrates’ court, solicitors have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice’s ‘Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts’ was published today. His report covers matters of importance to the judiciary relating to the administration of justice in England and Wales during the 2008-2009 Legal Year (1 October 2008 – 30 September 2009).”
Judiciary of England & Wales, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Open justice, an essential ingredient of a democracy, is usually understood to mean the absence of secret trials and the right of the individual – subject to very few carefully defined exceptions – to enter any of our courts and watch proceedings, without hindrance. But most people do not find it practical or easy to make such personal visits, so the principle of open justice has been extended to include the presence of representatives of the media, acting as the people’s proxy, reporting on behalf of the population what goes on in our courts.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“HM Courts Service needs to improve the accuracy of its recording of case results ‘as a matter of urgency’, a report by HM Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) found last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Criminals, including drug dealers and paedophiles, could be evading justice because of errors in magistrates’ courts records, a report has warned.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The principle of local justice is being threatened under plans to close up to 30 courts to save money, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Consultations are being held on the closure of 21 underused and inadequate courts in several regions of England.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Judges have voiced concerns about plans to build prefabricated courtrooms next to a court that hears high profile terrorism and organised crime trials.”
BBC News, 10th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A government scheme to allow defendants to be dealt with via ‘virtual courts’ is being boycotted by solicitors who say it is ‘justice on the cheap’.
BBC News, 31st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The new virtual court pilot in Lewisham Police Station was formally opened today by Justice Ministers Bridget Prentice and Claire Ward.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Courts face having to sit for an extra two hours a day as they struggle with rising workloads coupled with an unprecedented drive to cut costs.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Problem-solving courts for offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities, the first of their kind in England and Wales, were today formally launched by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This week witnessed clashes between Lord Woolf, architect of the civil justice reforms of ten years ago, and Professor Dame Hazel Genn over the topic of her recent Hamlyn lectures, where she argued that the main thrust of civil justice reform was not about more access, nor about more justice. ‘It is simply about diversion of disputants away from the courts.'”
The Times, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw praised the first virtual court pilot for delivering justice faster and more efficiently, when he visited Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th May 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A senior judge has called on the government to reconsider plans to increase court fees in civil and family cases in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 8th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Garlic oil was spread on radiators at a Crown Court, forcing hearings to be abandoned after the smell spread throught the building.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims of Domestic Violence will receive extra help and support from 18 new Specialist Domestic Violence Courts, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Extra judges are being drafted in to deal with more than 8,000 asylum and immigration appeals a year that threaten to overload the courts.”
The Times, 15th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice is seeking to save over £1 billion over the next three years.”
BBC News, 18th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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