by Paul M | Jun 26, 2019 | Comment, Trends
The online divorce project has been a “triumphant success”, according to a recent speech by Sir James Munby, but the family justice system as a whole is “inadequately funded and resourced”
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by Paul M | Jun 1, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
A typical plot development in old novels is the sudden discovery of unexpected wealth, usually in the form of an inheritance, or the discovery of a long lost will or hidden relationship to a wealthy benefactor. That is sometimes what it...
by Paul M | May 18, 2019 | Comment, Consultations, Trends
More than a year has passed since the Transparency Project submitted its response (among many others) to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the future strategy of court and tribunal estate reform. Now at last the MOJ has issued its own response. You can read...
by Paul M | May 2, 2019 | Consultations, Transparency News
In January 2019 the House of Commons Justice Select Committee launched an inquiry into the HMCTS Reform programme “to consider the progress made with the reforms so far and the implications of planned changes, particularly in relation to access to...
by Paul M | Apr 30, 2019 | Comment, Transparency News
Following an earlier consultation, Part 39 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) (relating to hearings in civil courts*) has been amended in some significant ways. First, to bolster the open justice principle, it has tightened up the rules relating to when a hearing may...
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