Remote Evidence: I can be anywhere, right? Wrong! Karen Boyle’s latest blog provides essential guidance on giving evidence in the Tribunals. With the emergence of remote hearings and CVP during the pandemic, the use of technology has become an essential tool to ensure the administration of justice. As we emerge into a new era, post… Read more »
Manchester Business & Property Courts Forum has invited 18 St John Street’s Head of Chambers Richard Chapman QC to speak alongside HH Judge Richard Pearce to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of remote advocacy. The webinar on Thursday 13th May, chaired by HH Judge Cawson QC, will highlight the approach of Manchester B&PC current and… Read more »
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) undertook a consultation on the use of remote hearings following the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020 with a follow-up in September 2020. In this blog post, Farah Ahmed of 18 St John Street Chambers provides a summary of the review consultation and highlights the salient points. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory… Read more »
Christopher McNall recently finished five days appearing as counsel in what may be the first trial in the High Court in Wales, conducted remotely, to use Welsh. // Rwyf newydd orffen pum niwrnod yn ymddangos fel cwnsler yn yr hyn a allai fod y treial cyntaf yn yr Uchel Lys yng Nghymru a gynhelir o… Read more »
Christopher McNall recently finished five days appearing as counsel in what may be the first trial in the High Court in Wales, conducted remotely, to use Welsh. // Rwyf newydd orffen pum niwrnod yn ymddangos fel cwnsler yn yr hyn a allai fod y treial cyntaf yn yr Uchel Lys yng Nghymru a gynhelir o… Read more »
Remote hearings in the Court of Appeal – some thoughts. Christopher McNall recently gave some tips on our blog for lawyers attending video hearings, taken from his own experience in his role as a fee-paid Judge of the Tax Chamber. Today, he gathers some thoughts about appearing on the other side of the bench, before the… Read more »
Jonathan Jackson represented the respondent father in care proceedings today in the first hearing at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre since the lockdown where everyone attended in person. Before the hearing, a case plan was prepared by the court setting out where parties were to sit in court and when to arrive. The court specified… Read more »
Christopher McNall, in his role as a fee-paid Judge of the Tax Chamber, heard a 4 day appeal last week remotely via video. Here he gives a few tips for video hearings and his personal view from the bench… Last week, in my part-time role as a fee-paid judge of the Tax Chamber, I heard a… Read more »
Following Lucy Coulson’s recent article looking at the challenges practitioners face in preparing for video trials, and steps that can be taken to maximise the effectiveness of any hearings, Sarah Wait reflects on the top tips for remote hearings from a judicial perspective, provided to members of the Personal Injury Bar Association by the Designated… Read more »
Arron Thomas writes about the likely approach courts may take when considering whether to conduct a remote final hearing, taking into account today’s decision of A Local Authority v Mother [2020] EWHC 1086 (Fam). Final Hearings in Care Proceedings during the Pandemic As Martin Luther King observed: “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… every… Read more »
Danish Ameen provides case law analysis highlighting key points for practitioners following the judgments handed down yesterday in the Court of Appeal in Re A and Re B. On 30th April 2020, the Court of Appeal gave two judgments that related to remote hearings: 1. Re A (Children) (Remote Hearing: Care and Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA… Read more »