‘Why were drug courts set up?
The introduction of drug courts in the UK has followed a slightly different trajectory to other jurisdictions, where drug courts filled an important gap in the range of community-based sanctions available to the courts to deal with drug-related crime.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A legally qualified Lord Chancellor would not have put in place the recent personal injury changes and court fee reform proposals, the new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.’
Litigation Futures, 6th May 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
The Family Justice Reforms (PDF)
Remarks by Sir James Munby
Judiciary of England and Wales, 29th April 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Couples agreeing to divorce by consent should be able to arrange their own separations with a trip to the registrar rather than having to go to court, the most senior family judge in England and Wales says.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first ever case allowing vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence ahead of the trial will start tomorrow.’
Ministry of Justice, 28th April 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Millions of pounds in fines and victim compensation cancelled because offenders can no longer be traced.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The first stage of the government’s reforms to judicial review – the creation of a Planning Court for England and Wales – has come into operation with the aim of speeding up the court process and reducing delays to hundreds of infrastructure projects.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Dozens of the 500 courts in England and Wales are to be shut down under a £75m-a-year Ministry of Justice reform programme, fuelling fears that rural areas will become “deserts” of justice.’
The Independent, 20th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Higher value cases raised in the commercial court will not be brought into the civil court costs regime retrospectively when the regime is extended to catch claims worth up to £10 million next week, the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) must be a “vital component” of the unified Family Court, the head of the Family Division said in a judgment highlighting the need for strict adherence to the time limit for resolving care cases.’
Family Law Week, 16th April 2014
Source: www.lawsocietygazette.co.uk
‘Justice Minister Simon Hughes MP welcomes the family justice changes which come into force on the 22nd April.’
Family Law Week, 16th April 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd urges European Court of Human Rights to leave terror extradition decisions to British courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A new standards code calls for investigations to be completed within six months.’
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The Independent, 13th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The City of London Solicitors’ Company (PDF)
Speech by The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice
Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st March 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will go ahead with a series of changes to court fees from 22 April.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The government has announced an investment of up to £375m to modernise HM Courts & Tribunals Service over the second half of the decade.’
Litigation Futures, 28th March 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A recent High Court decision shows that courts in England will not usually interfere with litigation taking place in other countries that are signatories to the Brussels Regulation, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A new court system that is being set up to handle disputes about unitary patents may not be operational until 2016, the group established to deliver the new system has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Privatising the courts service is not on the government’s agenda, Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, told a free-market thinktank today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th March 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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