Court Administration & Access to Justice

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1574+ words) Aiming to set ex-spouses on a stable footing and avoid future disputes, maintenance enforcement officers have attended to more than 1,500 cases as of Jul 29. SINGAPORE: For over a decade after her 2014 divorce, Chloe (not her real name) never received the…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (601+ words) A Western Australian woman who forged home indemnity insurance certificates to keep a construction company running has had her prison sentence suspended on appeal, after the state's highest court found the sentencing judge got key facts wrong and imposed a…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (667+ words) Rochester’s JustCause celebrates 45 years of pro bono legal services Nearly 200 members of the legal community gathered Tuesday in the Hall of Justice to celebrate the 45th anniversary of JustCause, which provides pro bono legal services to indigent clients. JustCause was founded…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (68+ words) Business Post ‘Not a slowdown it’s a shutdown’: Latest figures show lawyers continue to reject legal aid work ‘Extraordinarily disingenuous’: Tines boss Eoin Hinchy blasts AI labs’ calls for stricter rules 14-acre Meath site sells for more than triple its…...

19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (98+ words) UK law firm Stewarts has launched a new Children Arbitration Protocol, which will see the firm prioritise arbitration for suitable private children disputes that cannot be resolved by agreement. Under the protocol, the firm will consider arbitration from the outset…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago   (683+ words) Aiding today’s youth requires more than telling them what not to do, writes lawyer Sidney Zarabi. The revolving door of the courthouse at 361 University St. in Toronto. Every time a young person re-enters the legal system’s revolving door, all society…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago   (519+ words) Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan was “unavailable” to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice to hear a warning that the criminal courts face “shutdown” next month if the dispute over his new criminal legal aid payment model is not…...

23+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1446+ words) Printing costs in recent court cases ran into the thousands of dollars as hard copies are still required for some court proceedings. SINGAPORE: Even in an era of electronic filing and artificial intelligence-enabled courtrooms, Singapore law firms are still racking…...

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (437+ words) A charity helping people going through the civil or family court system provided support on more than 51,000 occasions this year, its annual report reveals. Support Through Court also carried out 3,718 support sessions through its online service, a 77% increase from previous…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (240+ words) SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday launched the ‘e-Nyaya Sarathi’ web portal and mobile application, a digital platform aimed at providing citizens easier access to legal information, judicial resources and government legal services. Developed by the Department of Law,…...