Tag: Courts

Tackle backlog with pop-up pub courts, suggests former appeal judge
Other options include libraries, churches and supermarkets

‘Robo judges’ could make legal rulings, says Master of the Rolls
Option to appeal to a human

Sam Allardyce hits out after losing assistant to jury duty
New Leeds manager describes decision not to release Sammy Lee as ‘poor judgement’

‘We don’t allow dancing’, judge tells jury at Ed Sheeran copyright trial
British singer denies his song Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On

Future of Ince trainees remains unknown as insolvent firm secures more time to find buyer
Lack of updates is 'worrying', says Junior Lawyers Division

Defendants swearing a secular oath more likely to be found guilty
New study looks at juror bias

Court case held in the metaverse
Participants use VR headsets and interact via avatars

‘Our criminal justice system is quite literally being held together by duct tape — action is needed now’
Fundamental change is required to avoid a 'complete collapse', warns solicitor advocate Ben Brown

Barrister conducted ‘hearing under an umbrella’ due to leaky court roof, Bar Council report claims
Lawyers say they've endured 'sewage pouring down the walls' and 'flea infestations' too

London’s Commercial Court: Under threat, or concern about nothing?
Reading University law student Ben Holder takes a look at the Commercial Court and assesses its future

TV cameras to film in criminal courts for first time today
Coverage restricted to judge's sentencing remarks

Solicitor who injected food with blood found not guilty due to insanity
Leoaai Elghareeb suffered psychosis during supermarket rampage last summer, causing nearly £500,000 of damages

Justice and chill: Top EU court launches live streaming service
Available from today 💻

Legal aid reform: Criminal barristers vote overwhelmingly in favour of direct action
No returns from 11 April ❌

Liverpool John Moores law grad jailed over £1 million drugs trafficking conspiracy
Aspiring lawyer used alias 'Grapejuice' in encrypted chats

Polite lawyers are actually the most aggressive, research finds
Saying 'respect' in court can in fact mean 'disrespect'

East Anglia Uni student uses contract law revision notes to defeat landlord in court
Jack Simm was just a fresher when he initiated proceedings

Plastic surgeon Zooms in to virtual court during operation
And you thought 'cat lawyer' was strange

Netflix’s Top Boy uses sold off crown court to film legal scenes — as criminal case backlog hits 457,518
Blackfriars Crown Court flogged for a reported £65 million in 2019