County Court Delays

4 items 2 sources

Significant increases in delays in County Court cases, impacting access to justice and requiring increased resources.

County Court Delays has been flagged across 2 independent accountability sources:

3 inquiry recs 1 PFD report

This issue has been identified by multiple independent accountability bodies, suggesting it is a recurring systemic concern.

Recommendation: The Inquiry recommends that the UK government makes the necessary changes to legislation in order to ensure: the removal of the three-year limitation period for personal injury claims brought by victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in respect of …

Gov response: We accept the critical issue this recommendation seeks to remedy, and we will consult on strengthening existing judicial guidance in child sexual abuse cases and set out options to reform limitation law in child sexual …

Recommendation: The Board should provide an arbitral process in relation to civil legal claims against subscribers, drawing on independent legal experts of high reputation and ability on a cost-only basis to the subscribing member. The process should be fair, quick and …

Gov response: The Prime Minister stated on 29 November 2012 that he accepted "the principles that Lord Justice Leveson has laid out" for independent self-regulation, including "an independent board, a standards code, an arbitration service and the …

Recommendation: It should be open any subscriber to a recognised regulatory body to rely on the fact of such membership and on the opportunity it provides for the claimant to use a fair, fast and inexpensive arbitration service. It could request …

Gov response: Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which would have created an incentive for publishers to join a recognised regulatory body, was enacted but never commenced. On 1 March 2018, the Secretary of …

Concerns: The Hull Combined Court Centre lacked a defibrillator, despite expert opinion that all public buildings should be equipped with such apparatus to improve survival rates in cardiac arrest.