Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

16 Jan 2017

MoJ discriminated against judges, tribunal finds

Lord Chancellor fails to show treatment of claimants 'to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim' in pensions dispute

13 Jan 2017

Silk road or dead end?

Solicitor applications for QC must increase, for the good of the profession and competition, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

13 Jan 2017

Ongoing concerns over low number of solicitors applying for silk

Solicitors outside lucrative commercial practice areas still at a disadvantage

10 Jan 2017

No time to waste or delay

District Judge Glennis Corkill discusses the current trend of noise-induced hearing loss cases and advises practitioners on how to approach the court with them

10 Jan 2017

Without representation, by choice or otherwise

Legal aid cuts continue to damage vulnerable litigants, and family lawyers, as well as the courts and judiciary, argues Pippa Allsop

9 Jan 2017

'Mischievous' judge bids farewell to court with middle finger salute

Popular silk, His Honour Judge Neil 'George' Ford QC, has last laugh at retirement send off

6 Jan 2017

Intermediaries and judicial education needed in family courts

Fund the family courts to help judges protect domestic abuse victims, writes Matthew Rogers

6 Jan 2017

Senior judges back civil courts reform programme

Briggs LJ's proposals to be taken forward by joint working group