21 May 2021
Emails to judges that go beyond routine case management conflict with principles of open justice, family law solicitor & NLJ columnist David Burrows writes in NLJ this week.
Such emails may contain argument or quasi-evidence, which may be contrary to proper procedure.
Burrows writes: ‘It is impossible to imagine this ten years ago; and it was developing pre-COVID.’ Is it time, therefore, for remedies against those who abuse email contact with a judge? If so, what?
Burrows considers the issues here.
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