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Much more action and investment needed to tackle unacceptable court delays

Measures announced by the government are a step in the right direction but much more needs to be done to tackle the criminal court backlogs.

Five fixes for the justice system

We have identified five fixes the lord chancellor can make to improve the justice system.

Rushed reforms only add to court crisis

Rushed reforms add to the crisis in our courts rather than improving the justice system, the Law Society has warned in response to a new...

Supporting earlier resolution of private family law arrangements – Law Society response

We've responded to a government consultation about supporting earlier resolution of private family law arrangements through alternative means – such as mediation – to free...

Five steps to help fix chaos in our courts

Our courts are crumbling, plagued with delays and swamped by a 63,000-case backlog. We’ve published a five-point plan to help the government resolve these problems....

Virtual hearings at work: the FCA test case

Mishcon de Reya acted for both intervenors in the well-publicised FCA v Arch and others business interruption insurance test case.

Financial remedy consent order applications: mandation of online applications

Stuart Clark shares his insight into HMCTS's work on digitisation of applications and developing the online platform.

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