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NOT reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends: a judicial abdication of responsibility

NOT reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends: a judicial abdication of responsibility

by Paul M | Mar 2, 2019 | Comment, Consultations

In February 2016, the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Executive Board issued a consultation entitled “Reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends”. Three years later, they have finally produced a response which, disappointingly, just passes the buck to the government.

Is high quality journalism sustainable? Our evidence to the Cairncross Review

Is high quality journalism sustainable? Our evidence to the Cairncross Review

by Paul M | Sep 23, 2018 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch

The Cairncross review was set up by the government in March 2018 to investigate “how to sustain the production and distribution of high-quality journalism in a changing market”. It is chaired by Dame Frances Cairncross (a former journalist) and is...
Government plans to overhaul divorce laws

Government plans to overhaul divorce laws

by Paul M | Sep 9, 2018 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Trends

A long awaited reform of the divorce laws in England and Wales now seems close to becoming a reality, after Buzzfeed News revealed on 7 September that “justice secretary David Gauke is set to announce a consultation on no-fault divorce in which he will call for...
The Progress of Reform – or lack of it. The PAC’s Transforming Courts and Tribunals inquiry report

The Progress of Reform – or lack of it. The PAC’s Transforming Courts and Tribunals inquiry report

by Paul M | Jul 22, 2018 | Consultations, Transparency News

At the beginning of June the Transparency Project submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee‘s Transforming courts and tribunals inquiry. (You can read our summary of all the written evidence here.) The PAC’s inquiry was prompted by a...
Court Reform and Open Justice: responses to the Public Accounts Committee’s Transforming Courts and Tribunals inquiry

Court Reform and Open Justice: responses to the Public Accounts Committee’s Transforming Courts and Tribunals inquiry

by Paul M | Jun 12, 2018 | Comment, Consultations, Transparency News

The courts of England and Wales are currently undergoing a massive process of modernisation and reorganisation. The project known as HMCTS Reform involves closing older local courts and grouping courts into larger court centres in big towns, digitising all paper...
Fit for the future: transforming the court and tribunal estate – the Transparency Project’s response to the MOJ consultation

Fit for the future: transforming the court and tribunal estate – the Transparency Project’s response to the MOJ consultation

by reporting watch team | Apr 4, 2018 | Consultations, Transparency News

The Ministry of Justice recently ran a consultation on the future strategy for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) in its approach to court and tribunal estate reform, viewed in the context of the current digital modernisation programme. The consultation was...
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