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“The rapid expansion of the use of remote hearings has been central to facilitating the continued operation of the justice system”, notes Dr Natalie Byrom in the introduction to her report, for the Civil Justice Council, examining the impact of the changes mandated by COVID-19 on the operation of the civil justice system.
But how well are they going and what can we learn from the experience? This post takes a look at her team’s key findings and recommendations. … Continue reading
We return after the short Whitsun break for the Trinity Law Term, with a roundup of what’s been happening in the world of law and to some extent, unavoidably, politics.… Continue reading
We’ve added a new feature to ICLR.3 enabling users to “jump to” a particular paragraph in our full text law reports. This functionality adds to the ability to jump straight to a page and to navigate precisely to any one of a number of elements in the case report using the Table of Contents on… Continue reading
A coalition of campaigning organisations, academics and open justice advocates are calling on the government to make sure that the public and media have proper access to our courts.… Continue reading
The following announcement is reposted from the 67 Bricks website: 67 Bricks is delighted to announce that we have begun work to deliver the next phase of the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales’ digital transformation strategy, which starts with an upgrade to their custom delivery platform, ICLR Online. The robust and… Continue reading
We review a handy guidebook to getting the best out of remote hearings and business meetings … Continue reading
David Burrows considers and compares recent cases on confidentiality and expectations of privacy for those under criminal investigation… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes resumed Crown Court trials, remote civil appeals, police charging errors, remote prison visits, mental health pressures for young lawyers and a response to some asinine media braying.… Continue reading
This post sets out the response to the CJC rapid consultation drafted by Paul Magrath from his perspective as a law reporter, legal publisher and commentator, both with ICLR (publishers of the official Law Reports) and the Transparency Project.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes a plan to relax the lockdown (by staying alert), ways of continuing criminal trials, judicial leanings (on), data protection and more coronavirus guidance and commentary.… Continue reading
