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Low morale, dilapidated buildings and ever increasing workload: why the Lord Chief Justice is concerned for the judiciary

Low morale, dilapidated buildings and ever increasing workload: why the Lord Chief Justice is concerned for the judiciary

by Paul M | Nov 16, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News

This week the Lord Chief Justice issued his annual report for 2018. It does not make for comfortable reading. “I view the low levels of morale within the judiciary with considerable concern. The poor state of many of our buildings is a contributing factor....
Shut out of the Process: Litigants’ Experiences  in the post-LASPO Family Court

Shut out of the Process: Litigants’ Experiences in the post-LASPO Family Court

by Guest Post | Nov 16, 2018 | Comment

This is a guest post by Jess Mant, a lecturer in law at Cardiff University, who has undertaken research directly with unrepresented litigants about their experiences in family courts. Jess was recently quoted in a Financial Times article, ‘Justice for All?: inside the...
McKenzie Friends: Getting help in court if you don’t have – or don’t want – a lawyer

McKenzie Friends: Getting help in court if you don’t have – or don’t want – a lawyer

by Sarah P | Nov 16, 2018 | Comment

In March 2017 HHJ Carol Atkinson handed down judgment in the case of H (Children : exclusion of Mackenzie friend) (Rev 1) [2017] EWFC B31 (05 March 2017). Legal Futures and the Transparency Project wrote about it at the time, though this had slipped...

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