07 February 2024
Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, praised the ‘tireless’ work of the judiciary this week, at her annual press conference
‘My biggest asset is my judges. They are extraordinary; they work in extremely difficult conditions,’ she said.
On transparency, she said she was ‘very interested in extending filming to a wider cohort of judges’, such as those in the Administrative Court and the Commercial Court.
On backlogs in the civil courts, Baroness Carr suggested adopting the tribunal practice of ‘virtual regions’, where listing is ‘in the ether’ rather than tied to a physical court. Baroness Carr said this could speed up cases, and could be used where criminal cases are heard remotely.
