Daniel the MouseInTheCourt

@s_charlene @Dowellenough @VeraBaird Snaresbrook has two dedicated ‘short bail’ courtrooms, which does prioritise shorter simpler cases ahead of others such as RASSO cases, and further priority if def is not using legal aid mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/12/22/120…

@VeraBaird Newsflash Vera. They don’t. Not a single crown court judge (listing being a judicial function) would prioritise a “small case” over any if the things you’ve mentioned. Also a “small case” can have devastating consequences for the complainants, witnesses and defendants in them.

No. this small, vital tweak is one of many over years, to safeguard juries to where the public interest needs them. Defendants in small cases should not push into the jury queue, so rapes; murders; serious assault cases can't be heard for yrs, to the great harm of victims

Para 72 “ I confess that I am somewhat bemused by the concept of a Transparency Order whose sole purpose is to ensure privacy” reflects observations of @KitzingerCelia in CoP who has previously criticised TO’s as having an Orwellian style name

The King commands that the Spice Girls shall appear on the nation's coins. thegazette.co.uk/notice/5072193 GOD SAVE THE KING (It's a collectable coin, but as it's also legal tender, it requires an order from the King to the Mint to make it)

Fordham J refuses to sit in private to hear unexplained wealth order as “It would have meant the Court was acting entirely below the radar of open justice” Further hearing on anonymity to be held in due course bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

^ As court refused to hear application in private “It is very well established that the starting point is that hearings are to take place in public.” bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

High Court cites “the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of journalistic sources” as court asked to order The Guardian to “confirm the identity of the source that leaked non-public court material” bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

FCA "made significant errors of law" and "fell short of the standards properly to be expected of a public authority seeking to exercise intrusive investigative powers", High Court rules bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

🪧 Protest underway outside the Central Family Court by Support Not Separation @NotSeparation I’m told this is their 9th year of monthly protests

Correction: the defendant is appearing as a litigant in person. Barrister I described as defence counsel is only here to cross examine witness

HHJ Oliver says "if he’s not going to show his face why should I bother [getting an earlier trial date] ... I’m annoyed at him because he’s being a complete idiot."

We have CVP-ed into a prison. Defence counsel tells us that unfortunately the "defendant is now hiding behind something" in the video link room and as a result can't be seen

Lendy Director Brooke Bankrupt mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/03/03/len…

Breaking: At 10.41am Liam John Brooke was declared formally bankrupt at the High Court by ICC Judge Briggs

London’s newest court centre opened its doors for live proceedings today, with mouseinthecourt attending to observe the first hearings One snag: The members of the bench do not have a retiring room as "there's just a corridor out there" mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/03/02/fir…

@HMCTSgovuk The notice board has been put up ... although with four screws direct into plasterboard this correspondent isn't too convinced it will stay up for too long. Perhaps the budget can't stretch to some wall plugs

@HMCTSgovuk The wheelie bin has been collected and swapped with a notice board. “This will go up here” a workman is told x.com/mouseinthecour…

Good morning from Londons newest court building - the London Tribunals Centre - which has its first sitting day today