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What’s going on For all court and tribunal developments, there’s an invaluable daily update from HMCTS from which you can link to judicial guidance at https://bit.ly/3aT246b. Richard Susskind has set up a remote hearing website at www.remotecourts.org.
Light Relief The Vice-President of the Court of Appeal’s Criminal Division (CACD) has provided guidance on hearings of the CACD during the period while there are variations in the way appeals and applications are conducted. The presiding judges of the individual constitutions will make decisions that are best suited for the circumstances but the default position when advocates are linking remotely is that they need not rise when the court assembles and, where linking remotely from home, chambers or an office, the backdrop should be neutral and appropriate, if this is possible (and no children making silly faces, please). And the Judicial College has suspended face to face training until the 30 June 2020.
Sign of the Time CPR PD 51ZA issued on 2 April 2020 and running
