The new Business and Property Courts, announced by the Lord Chief Justice in March, are to formally launch in Birmingham on 6 July. In a formal statement, Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, and Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court, said the new courts would introduce flexible listing and modern procedures, and would combine the strengths of the Chancery Division in Birmingham with the specialist courts of the Queen’s Bench Division, Technology and Construction, and Mercantile. Business and Property Courts will also sit in London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Cardiff.
06 April 2017
Business and Property Courts launch
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NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
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Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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