The government has launched a drive to deliver better wifi in the criminal courts. Court users at 31 criminal courts can now log on to its new GovWifi for more reliable, ‘full building coverage, improved bandwidth and a resilient design’. According to HMCTS, more than 46,000 active users use the wifi networks in courts per week, 30,000 in criminal courts and 16,000 in civil and family courts and tribunals. To access the network, first text GO to 07537 417417 to set up a GovWifi account.
17 January 2019
Wifi in court
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully
Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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