“A specialist planning court has been proposed by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to help ensure crucial development projects no longer get mired in unnecessary legal delay.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“More than 500 court cases are being thrown out or delayed each week due to failings by prosecutors or in the court system, it has been claimed.”
The Independent, 5th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There are lengthening delays in the Commercial Court, with the Lord Chief Justice speaking of the ‘powerful’ pressures on the civil justice system.”
Litigation Futures, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The justice secretary has indicated that he will press on with ‘far-reaching’ legal aid cuts, ignoring pleas from MPs, peers and the Law Society to delay them to enable parliamentary scrutiny.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th August 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Iraq Inquiry, given the task of finding the ‘lessons that can be learned’ from the military action Tony Blair ordered against Saddam Hussein, will not publish its long-awaited report until next year.”
The Independent, 28th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“If you want to challenge a decision to do with public procurement, time is of the essence. The Court of Appeal has reiterated this warning in one of its last decisions of the term: R (Nash) v Barnet LBC [2013] EWCA Civ 1004.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 8th August 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Regina (Nash) v Barnet London Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1004; [2013] WLR (D) 335
“A local authority’s duty to consult under section 3(2) of the Local Government Act 1999 arose at a formative stage of the relevant process when the authority made arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which its functions were exercised within section 3(1) of the Act. For the purposes of CPR r 54.5, a judicial review claim challenging the authority’s lack of consultation had to be brought within three months of the date when the grounds to make the claim had first arisen. That was the date the defendant authority had taken the decision to enter the procurement process for outsourcing, and since the claim had not been issued until the decision to enter into the contracts had been taken, it was out of time.”
WLR Daily, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The Home Office is to be monitored for three months over concerns it takes too long to respond to Freedom of Information requests.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Thousands of defendants failed to appear at courts in Wales last year, causing ‘significant and costly’ problems, BBC Wales has learnt.”
BBC News, 12th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice is to make it tougher for judicial reviews to be brought to court, following concerns that the procedure is being abused by pressure groups and campaigners.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims of crime are being put through unnecessary extra stress because of a ‘crisis’ caused by a lack of judges at Leicester Crown Court, lawyers claim.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Most inquests in England and Wales will be completed within six months
under a new code of standards for coroners which has come into effect.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife Anni’s death.”
BBC News, 24th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Shrien Dewani will discover on Wednesday whether his latest bid to delay his extradition to South Africa to face trial over his wife’s death has succeeded.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice minister Lord McNally is facing criticism from lawyers over a claim that cases involving litigants in person (LiPs) are ‘normally’ completed more quickly than those where parties have legal representation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Police are taking up to 30% longer than two years ago to react to 999 calls in parts of the country, with forces blaming deep spending cuts. Vital minutes have been added to the time it takes for a squad car to arrive at an accident or crime scene, an investigation can reveal.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Urban I (Blonk Street) Ltd v Ayres and another: [2013] EWCA Civ 816; [2013] WLR (D) 271
“Where, in the case of a time provision which was an innominate term, a completion notice had not been served on the contract-breaker, the other party only became entitled to terminate the contract thereafter if and when the delay was such as to go to the root of the contract, that was to say it deprived the other party of substantially the whole benefit which it was intended it should have under the contract.”
WLR Daily, 5th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Manchester University explains the findings of a recently completed pilot involving family court advisers in public law pre-proceedings practice.”
Family Law Week, 10th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Coroners in England and Wales will have to meet a new code of standards to make inquests more efficient.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government is to consult on improving police misconduct procedures, Policing Minister Damian Green announced on Tuesday.”
Home Office, 25th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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