Travel times and ease of transport will be ‘prioritised’, as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) continues its £1bn reform of the court and tribunal estate. The benchmark will be that a court user can leave home no earlier than 7.30am and return no later than 7.30pm, the MoJ stated in its response last week to its January consultation, ‘Fit for the future: transforming the court and tribunals estate’. The MoJ also wants specialist front-of-house staff, who will be trained in new technologies. Justice secretary David Gauke added: ‘We expect the number of people accessing our courts remotely to increase.’
15 May 2019
Making the courts fit for future
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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