‘Open and accountable justice requires records to be kept. Those who believe they are the victim of a miscarriage of justice need to know what was said at their trial if they are to show that they have been wrongly convicted. It seems extraordinary, therefore, that official guidelines require the destruction of the recordings of court cases after seven years. ‘
The Independent, 24th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK government has prepared legislation to give effect to EU legislation on the unitary patent and to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which backs the creation of a new UPC for resolving disputes over new unitary patents.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Law Commission has recommended a new test of incapacity after the Greville Janner case. We must be cautious about punishing those no longer in control of their actions.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges – whose pensions have been cut – feel underappreciated, according to the lord chief justice.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘There is a clear and pressing need to create an online court for claims up to £25,000, a senior judge has said in his interim review of the civil courts structure in England and Wales.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th January 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government has decided against doubling the maximum court fee cap to £20,000, but is to press ahead with its planned 10% increase in court fees across the range of civil proceedings.’
Litigation Futures, 17th December 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Alison Saunders told she is “living in a bubble” after saying she went to see cases in action only every few months.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The potential for developing more US-style specialist tribunals – including courts dedicated to tackling the surge in domestic abuse cases – is being examined by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’
The Guardian, 7th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The courts take money from offenders in a number of ways, including fines, the victim surcharge, compensation orders, prosecution costs and the Criminal Courts Charge. This array of penalties, fines and charges is complex and confusing. I have therefore asked my department to review the entire structure, and purpose, of court-ordered financial impositions for offenders, in order to bring greater simplicity and clarity to the system.’
Ministry of Justice, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The criminal courts charge is to be scrapped, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The public believes that the legal system should be modernised faster than is happening at present, with many feeling “the justice system has retained tradition at the expense of efficiency”, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government is set to remove the right to general damages for minor soft tissue injuries and increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims from £1,000 to £5,000, it was announced in the Autumn Statement today.’
Legal Futures, 25th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Guidance issued by Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division on 23 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Youth Proceedings Advocacy Review report, published today as a result of extensive research, highlights the damaging effects that poor advocacy has on access to justice for young and often very vulnerable offenders, and their perceptions of the system in general.’
Bar Standards Board, 19th November 2015
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder gave a speech “In the Shadow of Magna Carta” in Washington DC on 13 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice, “The Centrality of Justice: Its contribution to Society, and its Delivery” The Lord Williams of Mostyn Memorial Lecture on 10 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division gave the 13th Annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture in London on 12 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Official inspection is critical of the way police and prosecutors treat vulnerable victims and witnesses.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Conditions at cells in courts in England and Wales are an “accident waiting to happen”, a report has said.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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