Court Closure Statistics Revealed

In the most recent edition of the Law Society Gazette, they revealed some statistics relating to the closure of a number of courts. The statistics show a bias towards some areas having more courts closed than others. “Access to justice is a right and being able to...

Taking Someone To Small Claims Court

Taking someone to small claims court for the first time can be a worry as you won’t really know what to expect. This week, the new Justice Minister, Simon Hughes, said that he wanted to make the court more user friendly. His comments related to courts generally so...

Tablets In The Courts

Tablets In The Courts For Judges We recently spotted an interesting article in the Law Society Gazette. The Gazette is great if you want to follow news and changes in the legal system. It is aimed at those working in the legal profession but it is even a good read for...

County Court Claims Value

Increase In The County Court Claims Value For Equity Claims This week, the government announced it intended to increase the maximum value of property claims that can be started and dealt with in the County Court. Currently, the maximum value of claims involving equity...

Women Judges On The Increase

Women Judges Becoming More Common Statistics released this month by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), show that for the first time ever, more women were recommended to become Judges than men. The statistics show that 3,529 people applied for 543 jobs. Before...

Going To Court On A Sunday?

Going to court on a Sunday? Probably not. The criminal courts tried opening courts at weekends, to help avoid the usual rush on Mondays. As the criminal courts have always been closed on weekends, it means that court appearances created by offences over the weekend,...