The long hand of the law
Or
With an outstretched hand

Brexit Britain - a regional city near you

Well that was a cold start today - more of an economic and social indicator?

Forever in hope …

Christmas court quiz?

How much does the Supreme Court café charge for a flat white coffee

A £1.80
B £2.80
C £3.80

Can you claim said coffee as a legitimate disbursement under legal aid

A yes
B no
C yes but no but yes

If C do Crown Courts charge more?

A yes
B obviously yes
C if A or B where?

Orange warm up for winter solstice

On Monday
35% of the
largestCrown Court in England will be
Empty

7 out of 20 court rooms at Snaresbrook
no hearings at all

Sun day

And @bsky.app didn’t take long to be infected with the same Looney tune fanzine fantasists by proxy as X with the antihero status of Mr LM
.

The haunt of Christmas fair past

London between two lamps

Perspective

Cuts have consequences

Budget cuts decided in September by @MoJGovUK under this new govt
imposed on courts from 8 October 2024
pulling court room days pre booked for recorders
404 nationally
140 in London
185 North West
79 South West
+
282 vacancies pulled

(We discover via papers
No one consults)

When it’s 0c outside, a misty 6C on top and 3C under, it’s little wonder at 730am you are on your own for a 10minute swim. Tomorrow 5C?

Another 12 hours. And many will now only be pausing to prep the next case for tomorrow

Sunrise winter swim slow
Through thurl’s cold glow
Keeps black dog at bay
Ices naysayers away

And yet Government has cut sitting days for 2024/5 v 2023/4 and cut budget for recorders to sit

Remand first rose 14% pre Covid after a cut to sitting days

10,043 31/3/2020
8,788 31/12/2018

So in 2019 trials delayed another year

Today the cuts are adding 2 to 3 years to trial days. See below