by Paul M | Jun 4, 2021 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
HM Courts and Tribunals Service have recently published statistics about the number of hearings conducted remotely, ie by audio, video or on paper, compared with physical in-person hearings, over the course of the coronavirus lockdown. The statistics cover civil and...
by Paul M | Apr 11, 2021 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
In a report published at the end of last month the House of Lords Constitution Committee made a number of criticisms of the way the courts have responded to the coronavirus pandemic and the suspension of live hearings necessitated by the lockdown, and made various...
by Paul M | Mar 21, 2021 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News, Trends
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has prompted widespread concern. Coming so soon after a clash between the police and those who wished to hold a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard, news of whose disappearance and then death while walking home across London...
by Paul M | Feb 23, 2021 | Cases, Explanation, Notorious, Transparency News
Last week the High Court made a widely publicised decision declaring that a government minister and his department had acted unlawfully in relation to the award of PPE procurement contracts in the early weeks of the pandemic. The case is called R (Good Law Project and...
by Paul M | Dec 16, 2020 | Comment, Transparency News
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the British and Irish Legal Information Institute, better known to all who use it as BAILII. Although it is the UK’s most popular free legal website, according to a survey by the Society of Legal Scholars, BAILII is a charity,...
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