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CourtWatch London

@CourtWatchLDN

Shaping the future of justice ⚖ Observing London's magistrates courts, gathering data, and taking action.

London Katılım Mayıs 2023
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Transform Justice
Transform Justice@TransformJust1·
Defendants won't always understand the complex legal language used by court professionals. Here Prof. Jessica Jacobson touches on the barriers to making sure defendants can understand and effectively participate in their own hearings. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3ecb82
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CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
@24LadyLynda Very sorry to hear this 🙏 Perspectives of people who have directly experienced the system are of course extremely valuable. Hope you're ok!
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LyndaHoward (Felton)
LyndaHoward (Felton)@24LadyLynda·
@CourtWatchLDN Or, talk to intelligent, innocent professionals who’ve been wrongly dragged through the system for an in-depth insight into how we’re treated. 56 yr old women released in Staines at 00.10 without a phone or money to get home to Kent. Duty of care failing & actively put at risk😡.
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CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
Join us at this CourtWatch London webinar! ☑️ Hear about findings from both our newly-released reports ☑️Hear from courtwatchers on their experiences and their takes on defendant treatment and efficiency in London magistrates’ courts. 🎟️ Register now - eventbrite.co.uk/e/courtwatch-l…
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CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
⚠️Last chance to sign up for our webinar tomorrow! We'll be diving into what our courtwatchers observed in London magistrates' courts - were the courts efficient? Were court staff kind? Could defendants participate effectively? 🔗Join us! Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/courtwatch-l…
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The CBA
The CBA@TheCriminalBar·
Concern over ‘rough justice’ in magistrates’ courts Critics warn of increase in delays and heightened miscarriage of justice risk ⁦@thetimes⁩ thetimes.com/uk/law/article…
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CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
⚠️ New CourtWatch London report! How are defendants treated in the magistrates' courts? Are they able to effectively participate in their hearings? Find out what our courtwatchers observed in our brand new report ⬇️ 🔗transformjustice.org.uk/publication/du…
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CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
👁️‍🗨️“An hour was lost… The first prosecution witness was due to give evidence by videolink and this wasn’t working in the court room we were in.” 👁️‍🗨️"Defendant needed to speak to lawyer (also on video) court had to be cleared as not able to mute this conversation. "
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CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
A few courtwatcher observations on videolinks: 👁️‍🗨️"The video link was so bad, maybe the trial really should have been stopped." 👁️‍🗨️"Video link not brilliant, defendant just managed to hear his solicitor."
Penelope Gibbs@PenelopeGibbs2

Leveson recommends increase in the No of defendants who appear on video for their 1st magistrates' court appearance. This would be a disastrous move for defendants' effective participation, for lawyer's ability to communicate with their clients & for Nos on short prison sentences

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Transform Justice
Transform Justice@TransformJust1·
How can magistrates’ courts make the best use of their time and resources? We explore the inefficiencies contributing to the court backlog in our brand new @CourtWatchLDN report: transformjustice.org.uk/publication/be…
Charles Hymas@charleshymas

Suspects in crimes such as theft, assault and criminal damage are waiting up to four years to appear before magistrates because of record court backlogs, a study has revealed @TransformJust1 @PenelopeGibbs2 @PoliceInspForum @DavidLammy @sarahsackman @TheCriminalBar @thebarcouncil @TheLawSociety @MagsAssoc @VictimsComm @VictimsC @NotThatBigIan @DannyShawNews telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/2…

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CourtWatch London
CourtWatch London@CourtWatchLDN·
⚠️ New CourtWatch London report! It’s finally here… the culmination of more than 2300+ magistrates’ court hearings observed, recorded and analysed. A massive thank you to all of our volunteer courtwatchers for making this possible! Read it now: 🔗transformjustice.org.uk/publication/be…
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IndependentPersons
IndependentPersons@IndependPersons·
Exciting news that ⁦@CourtWatchLDN⁩ have announced funding to expand into the whole England and Wales. 👏👏 Courtwatch volunteers observe magistrates courts producing reports that are used to help inform and influence HMCTS, Judges and Magistrates. lawgazette.co.uk/features/justi…
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