Delegation: that’s what you need? – Meleri Tudur
Meleri Tudur explores the scope for delegation of certain judicial functions in the interests of efficiency and coping with a heavy interlocutory caseload.
Judicial Skills
Biases in Decision Making: Tom Stafford
Tom Stafford explains the social and unconscious biases which affect Judges just as they affect all human beings.
Strangers in this strange land: Emma Bell
Emma Bell explains how the Judicial College's "Judge as Communicator" course helps with techniques to engage and communicate with parties.
How to avoid dancing in a ring: Siobhan McGrath
Siobhan McGrath describes a pilot reform project in the Property Chamber.
Take care of your digital footprint: Barry Clarke
Barry Clarke describes the extent of the "digital footprint" which we all leave online and the risks for all judicial office holders.
Judicial Appointments Commission – Diversity: Lori Frecker
How the Judicial Appointments Commission promotes diversity.
15 Cognitive Biases: Leslie Cuthbert
Describes 15 cognitive or unconscious biases which may affect witnesses but also decision-makers.
Litigants in Person: Mrs Justice Asplin
Describes the work of a group of Judges set up to address how LiPs be supported to have access to justice.
Online Dispute Resolution: John Aitken
Describes an experiment in the use of technology to improve case closure time and determine more cases without the need for a hearing in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal.
Reasonable Adjustments: David Bleiman & Stephen Hardy
Review the duty of all tribunals to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the effective participation of disabled persons in proceedings