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  • Britain Contemplates New Court Tier to Tackle Case Backlog

    December 13, 2024 - The UK is considering a new intermediate court tier to combat a record backlog of cases and prison overcrowding. Overcrowding led to early prisoner releases, as the Crown Court backlog reaches 73,105 cases. A review will propose recommendations next year to expedite legal processes.   The United Kingdom is exploring the possibility of adding a new intermediate tier to its court system, as announced by the justice ministry. The government aims to address a record backlog of cases and a burgeoning prison overcrowding crisis.   Faced with skyrocketing incarceration rates—the highest in Western Europe—the Labour government, in power since July, has already released thousands of prisoners early to ease ov...

  • England and Wales Crown Court Backlog Again

    December 13, 2024 - Crown court backlog in England and Wales hits new record high The figures prompted the Government to announce a major review of the courts syst...

  • A Status Report on Afghanistan Since the Taliban Takeover

    September 26, 2024 - Contrary to many popular assumptions, the courts in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are currently operational, albeit with irregular procedures and witho...

  • People In Limbo As England Criminal Court Delays Worsen

    August 05, 2024 - New data released shows the number of open cases in the magistrates’ courts continue to pile up, the Law Society of England and Wales has sai...

  • Court Records and The GDPR Exemption

    July 31, 2024 - Are Court records exempt from GDPR?   Yes, court records are exempt from some GDPR provisions under the "legal proceedings"...

  • AI ‘Hallucinated’ Fake Legal Cases Allegedly Filed To B.C. Court In Canadian First

    July 27, 2024 - A B.C. courtroom is believed to be the site of Canada’s first case of artificial intelligence inventing fake legal cases.   Lawy...

  • This May Have A Profound Effect On (adverse media and salting) Background Checks

    July 02, 2024 - Italy’s Scorza: publicly available data is not for training algorithms “Privacy rights are becoming commercial and technological as...

  • Dutch Courts Confirm Public Access To Records

    June 24, 2024 -  In a landmark judgment, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on 21 April 2023 that Dutch courts must make case details publicly accessible. This con...

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