Courts
Remote hearings resource hub launches in wake of virus pandemic
Richard Susskind-led platform comes as lawyers turn to tech to keep justice system functioning
Over half of courts to close in battle against coronavirus
A network of 157 priority courts will remain open to ensure justice system continues to operate effectively, MoJ says
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COVID-19: The toll on criminal justice
An already crumbling system finds itself in limbo, explains BPTC grad and aspiring barrister Claudia-Lauren Williams
Supreme Court to hear cases via video link as nation goes into lockdown
Building temporarily closed
Jury trials on hold due to coronavirus fears
Jurors summoned for this week told to remain at home
Coronavirus: It’s ‘business as usual’, says Supreme Court
Building remains open to the public and cases will continue
Old Bailey juries sent home after ‘unusually large parcel’ blocks court toilets
Was it a ‘huge fat ball’ from the court kitchen?
£900 fine for hedge fund lawyer who ‘lost his temper’ and punched opera-goer in row over seat
Attack occurred at Royal Opera House
Lights, camera, courtroom! Sentencing in high-profile criminal cases to be televised for first time
But bar chiefs warn against legal proceedings becoming a ‘spectator sport’
Skype hearings require ‘more careful thought’ — regardless of benefit to barristers
‘Communicating with someone on a screen just isn’t the same’, says Bar Council bigwig Athena Markides
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Privacy, celebrities and the media
It’s a fine balance between the freedom of the press and the privacy of individuals, says newly qualified solicitor Aisha Hussain
London law firm senior partner fined for failing to ID driver of speeding company car
£900 and six penalty points
First legal bid to stop Boris Johnson shutting down parliament fails
Cross-party group has already signalled intention to appeal
Court officials divulged criminal conviction to nosy neighbour
Data breach reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office
Trio of top judges fend off criticism on £1.2 billion court modernisation programme
Widely-condemned court closures are means of ‘liberating capital’ where ‘money is not limitless’, select committee hears
Released under investigation: The real reason why fewer people are being charged with offences
Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains how RUIs have had some very unintended consequences
2020s is the decade of legal change, says Richard Susskind
Exclusive interview: AI and online courts will flourish and replace ‘old ways of working’
Papua New Guinea has better court tech than us, says Lord Chief Justice
‘We have much ground to make up’
David Beckham plea-by-post highlights concerns over open justice
New procedure is labelled ‘justice-light’
Let public access courts through smartphones, says Lord Chief Justice
Top judge backs mobile ‘optimised’ hearings
Facebook to launch ‘Supreme Court’ to handle content take-down appeals
New quasi-judicial body up and running within a year, says Mark Zuckerberg