A Court of Appeal judge has hit out at “salami-sliced” cuts in HM Courts and Tribunals Service, warning of a “painful loss of institutional knowledge”. Speaking at the Commonwealth magistrates’ and Judges’ Association Conference in Georgetown, Guyana, Sir Peter Gross said courts and tribunals staff numbers had reduced from 22,000 to 17,000 since 2010. The court estate had reduced from 636 buildings in 2011 to 471 in 2015. However, Sir Peter said he supported proposals for greater online delivery of justice and fewer court and tribunal buildings, as outlined in the government consultation, Transforming our Justice System . He also said he believed the reform programme was “not a cost-cutting programme” and would deliver savings through efficiencies.
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One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
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