Law and the Justice System

HM Courts & Tribunals Services (HMCTS) must collect data on vulnerable users of online courts, on matters such as age, disability, race and sexual orientation, a report by the Legal Education Foundation (LEF) has said.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/hmcts-must-collect-user-data-to-ensure-digital-courts-work

Serious criminals will face "tougher" jail sentences, the government has said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49886053

A jailed airport parking boss who swindled almost half a million pounds from the tax man must repay almost £300,000 or face another three years behind bars.

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-09-17/airport-meet-and-greet-parking-crook-ordered-to-repay-almost-300-000-or-face-further-jail-sentence/

A couple who made a fortune bankrupting companies to fund their lavish lifestyle have today been ordered to repay more than £10million.

HMCTS response from CEO Susan Acland-Hood to National Audit Office report ‘Transforming Courts and Tribunals – a progress update’

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has made “good progress” in transforming some services, but there are still “significant challenges” ahead for the court modernisation programme, the National Audit Office (NAO) said today.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/court-modernisation-still-has-long-way-to-go-nao-warns

One of the most outspoken backbench supporters of the government’s personal injury reforms has been given a role at the Ministry of Justice that includes advancing the agenda.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/pi-reform-enthusiast-joins-ministry-of-justice-line-up

Ellias Nimoh Preko who laundered millions of dollars for the former Governor of Delta State in Nigeria has been hit with a £7.3 million confiscation order.

Let’s get serious: we need greater change from far more bobbies on the beat than even the extra numbers already promised and reconfirmed by the spending review, who can properly investigate and charge all the crimes the public reports to them, right through to proper funding to ensure crimes are prosecuted and  courts can be open so trials aren’t delayed.

https://www.criminalbar.com/resources/news/cba-response-to-the-treasurys-spending-review-05-09-19/

A former Premier League footballer charged with fraud and possessing £5.3 million of criminal property has had his case adjourned to allow him to secure a legal team.

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2019-09-05/ex-chartlon-athletic-star-in-court-on-fraud-charges/