“The bulletin presents the findings of the second year (2007/08) results from Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) court user survey.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice, the much-quoted saying goes, is open to all – like the Ritz Hotel. Access to the courts can often depend on the depth of a person’s pocket, with some of the best lawyers coming at a prohibitively high price. But lawyers’ fees aside, should the courts be a free public service, like the health service? Or should litigants who use them pay the cost?”
The Times, 4th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The criminal courts are facing their biggest cash crisis in decades after a warning to judges and magistrates of a £90 million shortfall in the budget for the justice system. Judges and magistrates in England and Wales have been told of the emergency, which is likely to result in trial delays, cancelled court sittings and redundancies.”
The Times, 4th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Courts are having to delay adoption hearings and personal injury claims to deal with a surge in mortgage repossessions.”
The Times, 16th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Most people’s knowledge of the English legal system comes from watching TV drama. In most states of the US, trials are televised. Viewers see what actually goes on in a courtroom, including the functions and conduct of the judges and lawyers. Here, a modest scheme to televise some proceedings (though not criminal trials) seems to have been quietly dropped. So the main avenue for describing our legal system is through fiction: novels, films and – the most important in terms of the numbers reached – television.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
15th Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Oration “Courts Governance” (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Federal Court of Australia, 30th May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Updated guidance for researchers on accessing court, tribunal and prison service records.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Supreme Court and Other Constitutional Changes in the UK (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Address to members of the Royal Court, The Jersey Law Society, and members of the States of Jersey, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
National Westminster Bank plc v King
Chancery Division
“The High Court’s power of transfer under section 40(2) of the County Courts Act 1984 was not limited to cases which would otherwise be within a county court’s jurisdiction.”
The Times, 14th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Ever since Labour came to power in 1997, the Government has been spending only about half the money that was needed to keep the courts of law in good working order.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the victims of domestic violence with the announcement of more than 30 new specialist domestic violence court systems across England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Jack Straw has confirmed that drug courts, dedicated to tackling drug misuse and related crime, are to be extended to up to four more magistrates’ courts.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“In December 2005, the then Department of Constitutional Affairs announced a commitment to pilot Dedicated Drug Courts as part of the government’s agenda to reduce drug-related crime.
Matrix Knowledge Group has produced an independent process evaluation of the pilots in England and Wales: Leeds Magistrates’ Court and West London Magistrates’ Court.”
Dedicated drug court pilots – a process report (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Lord Chief Justice’s Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st March 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A far-reaching reshuffle of top judicial posts is about to be triggered with the announcement of the next senior law lord, or top judge in the highest court of the land. The post is key because that person will become head of the first United Kingdom supreme court when it opens its doors for business in October next year.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has said a ‘stream’ of legislation had contributed to courts being ‘seriously overstretched’.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This report reviews existing research on drivers of public and participant satisfaction with courts and tribunals. It examines both UK and international evidence (published from 2000 onwards) on what factors may be associated with satisfaction with, and trust in, the justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A network of up to 100 specialist courts to tackle domestic violence should be set up to increase prosecutions for wife battering and domestic assaults, the Attorney-General said yesterday.”
The Times, 8th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Plans to allow parts of court cases in England and Wales to be broadcast on TV have been shelved, a Whitehall source has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dedicated courts that prosecute domestic violence cases in England and Wales have an average success rate of almost 70%, figures show.”
BBC News, 8th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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