Personal Injury Small Claims Limit

The personal injury small claims limit for RTA claims is going to be increased. After a long period of speculation, the government has announced a number of reforms to personal injury claims, which it plans to introduce in October 2018. Personal Injury Small Claims...

Online Courts – Will They Happen And Why Have Them?

Online courts have been proposed in a report by a senior judge who has set out further potential reforms for the civil courts. Lord justice Briggs is keen for there to be the introduction of an “online court”. This is to go much further than the Money Claim Online...

Court Complaints Statistics

Court complaints statistics have been released. The statistics need to be read in context with the changes in the administration (staff and expenses being slashed) and fees (which have been increased significantly). The statistics show the number of complaints went up...

County Court Closures Proposed

County court, tribunal and criminal court centres, may be closed under a recent government announcement. The proposal is currently undergoing a consultation. In total, 91 courts have been identified, with other local courts to pick up those court’s work if closed....

Court Technology News

Court technology is becoming more sophisticated and here are two recent developments. Supreme Court Online The first news relates to the introduction of the online video of Supreme Court hearings. Recordings of hearings will be available to view online the next day...

Small Claims Court Judges – An Unhappy Lot

Small claims court judges, form part of the recent UK Judicial Attitude Survey 2014. 90% of all salaried Judges in England & Wales responded to the survey, so the results cannot be ignored. You can read the full results here. The statistics show that Judges are...