Remote Courts – a view from home and abroad (Part 2)
Our previous post reviewed the use of remote courts in domestic criminal proceedings and considered how the sharp increase in the courts’ use of technology may continue after the current...
The end of the jury trial as we know it?
The Secretary of State for Justice recently confirmed that the government is considering whether to introduce primary legislation to suspend jury trials for offences triable either way as a way...
Remote courts – a view from home and abroad (Part 1)
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a significant change in how courts conduct their business, both here and abroad. This post considers the position in respect of the use of...
The impact of Coronavirus, part 5: the Coronavirus Act 2020
As Hippocrates remarked at the height of the Plague of Athens in 430BC, desperate times call for desperate measures[1]. The deadly coronavirus has brought forth desperate measures almost everywhere, and...