The Mental Health Tribunal is using remote hearings and adapting quickly to new ways of working to ensure as many cases as possible can be heard. When restrictions on movement began in mid-March, the Mental ...
As we continue to find out how judicial office holders are adjusting to new ways of working during the Coronavirus pandemic, Ben Yallop, who is a magistrate in North Hampshire, describes his experience of sentencing ...
The Jury Trial Working Group, chaired by Mr Justice Edis, and including representatives from across the Criminal Justice System and legal professions, met yesterday to progress plans to restart jury trials as soon as appropriate ...
To ensure the safety of everyone in our court buildings, the Lord Chief Justice announced on 23 March, that all new jury trials would be postponed. He also committed to keeping the situation under regular ...
In these unprecedented times, Judicial Office Holders are working at pace to ensure justice continues while keeping people safe. Sitting as a judge of the Court of Protection, Mr Justice Mostyn heard a difficult and ...
Maintaining access to justice and enabling people to exercise their rights and have effective participation in the legal system has never been more important than now. The judiciary are quickly adapting their ways of working ...
New Practice Direction 51ZA Extension of Time Limits and Clarification of PD51Y The Master of the Rolls and the Lord Chancellor have signed Practice Direction 51ZA (PD) principally in relation to the extension of time ...
New Practice Direction 51Z to Stay Possession Proceedings The Master of the Rolls and the Lord Chancellor have signed Practice Direction 51Z (PD) in relation to possession proceedings during the Coronavirus pandemic. It follows the ...
The new Practice Direction 51Y The Master of the Rolls and the Lord Chancellor have signed Practice Direction 51Y (PD) in relation to video or audio hearings during the Coronavirus pandemic. It is a technical ...
Message from Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division