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UK -Covid and the courts: 'Grave concerns' for justice, warn watchdogs
February 05, 2021 - Four criminal justice watchdogs for England and Wales have warned they have "grave concerns" about the impact of court backlogs caused by the pandemic. The inspectorates for policing, prisons, probation and prosecutions say issues it has caused could damage the criminal justice system for years. It comes after figures revealed the backlog in the crown courts has reached 54,000 unheard cases. That means some crimes from last year will not go before a jury before 2022. The inspectorates say the unprecedented situation in the courts is having a ripple effect across all of criminal justice. Court work slowed and, in the case of jury trials, stopped during th...
Barbados District A Courts closed because of COVID
January 31, 2021 - The District A Magistrate’s Courts at Coleridge Street, The City, are now closed for contact tracing and testing. Attorney Gen...
Covid and England courts: 'Grave concerns' for justice, warn watchdogs
January 23, 2021 - Four criminal justice watchdogs for England and Wales have warned they have "grave concerns" about the impact of court backlogs caused by...
Covid: Close courts in England and Wales or face strikes, union warns
January 22, 2021 - A union has warned of industrial action unless courts in England and Wales close while improvements are made to staff coronavirus safety. ...
The Legal Process (Criminal Matters) in the Bahamas
January 20, 2021 - Proceedings are instituted in the name of the Queen in the Supreme Court and in the name of the Commissioner of Police in the Magistrate's Cour...
UK blames ‘human error’ after some 400,000 criminal records deleted from police database
January 20, 2021 - About 400,000 records were accidentally deleted from Britain’s national police computer after a “human error,” a top government o...
Saint Joseph, Indiana Courts to Close
January 19, 2021 - Most St. Joseph County and City of South Bend offices will continue to be closed in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Person...
All about Scotland Sheriif Court's
December 21, 2020 - The majority of criminal and civil cases in Scotland are heard in the sheriff court. Most sheriffs are resident to a particular court, but some flo...
Kenya - Court reporting guidelines for journalists launched
September 17, 2020 - The President of the Court of Appeal Justice William Ouko said the media played a key role in court coverage saying continuous training will equip...
A Look into Switzerland’s Judiciary
September 09, 2020 - The Swiss civil law system, birthed from a history of celebrated cantonal autonomy, instantiates its legal ideals throughout the cantonal courts or...
Latvia Courts - What Are They
September 01, 2020 - In the Republic of Latvia, alongside the legislature and the executive, there is an independent judiciary. Judicial power in the Republic of Latvia...
TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE - Court of Milan
September 01, 2020 - CURRENT TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE OF THE COURT OF MILAN Arese (*), Arluno (*), Assago, Baranzate, Bareggio (*), Basiano (*), Basiglio, Bellinzago...
Belgium Courts
August 25, 2020 - Belgium has five major judicial areas, each within the jurisdiction of a court of appeal (cour d’appel/hof van beroep), of whi...
How Come the Netherlands Court is called Rechtbank?
August 23, 2020 - A pre-employment screen asked about why is the court called the Rechtbank because when they used Google Translator the word "Rechtbank" t...
Hungary District Courts - The First Appearance
August 22, 2020 - The District Courts Most cases are encountered at first instance, at the level of the district courts. In the countryside, 107 and in...
Poland's Court Hierarchy for Background Checks and Screening
August 19, 2020 - Hierarchy of Poland's courts District courts (sądy rejonowe) – generally first instance Provincial (sądy okręgowe) &ndas...
Ireland Courts - About the District Court
August 19, 2020 - District Court Judges of the District Court The District Court consists of sixty four judges including a President. The country...
How Many Courts Are in India?
August 13, 2020 - The Indian judiciary comprises of nearly 15,000 courts situated in approximately 2,500 court complexes throughout the country. Sour...
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