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Court backlog
Insight
Magistrates’ courts – an opaque and underexamined world
Court backlog
22 May 2024
Insight
When does a heated exchange become a hate crime? The Bob Stewart appeal
Court backlog
28 Feb 2024
Insight
The lone defendant – facing prison without a lawyer
Court backlog
14 Sep 2023
Insight
Only by radically shrinking the magistrates’ court can the Crown Court backlog be reduced
Court backlog
24 Nov 2021
Insight
The forgotten people? Prisoners on remand in the pandemic
Court backlog
25 Jun 2021
Insight
Why we need to go slow on some court hearings and abandon others
Court backlog
01 Feb 2021
Insight
Is remote justice slowing the system down?
Court backlog
25 Jul 2020
Insight
The “human cost” of our outdated court system
Court backlog
02 Oct 2015
Insight
Is the court system collapsing?
Court backlog
11 Sep 2015