With court closures, budget cuts and legal aid reforms, this year will see profound changes to the delivery of justice in Britain. District judges, as the face of local justice, will be at the frontline of change and their challenge will be to find new solutions to deal with the growing number of applicants queuing outside their courts.
The man to help them negotiate this sticky situation is Paul Mildred, district judge at Bournemouth County Court, regular Solicitors Journal contributor and newly elected president of the Association of District Judges.
Although most could see it coming, the government’s decision to shortlist 142 local courts for the cull nonetheless left the association shocked, with 49 of the 54 cou...
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