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5KBW Welcomes New Tenants Aamina Khalid, Claire Mainwaring & Harriet Palfreman

We are delighted to announce that Aamina Khalid, Claire Mainwaring & Harriet Palfreman have all accepted an invitation to join chambers, following the successful completion of their pupillages.
April 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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📈Today, 20 February 2025, 144 out of the 516 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 28% of them.
#courtstats #CS20022025 courtstats.co.uk
This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 20 February 2025. In England and Wales, out of 516 total, 301 have Judges, 71 have recorders, and 144 courtrooms are not sitting. In London, out of 145 total, 85 have Judges, 6 have recorders, and 54 courtrooms are not sitting. In the Midlands, out of 76 total, 49 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting. In the North East, out of 62 total, 42 have Judges, 11 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting. In the North West, out of 69 total, 36 have Judges, 11 have recorders, and 22 courtrooms are not sitting. In the South East, out of 90 total, 50 have Judges, 21 have recorders, and 19 courtrooms are not sitting. In Wales, out of 23 total, 13 have Judges, 2 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting. In Western England, out of 51 total, 26 have Judges, 4 have recorders, and 21 courtrooms are not sitting.
February 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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rhodri.biz
So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/
December 24, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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Am not sure if people realise that it is quite a big deal for a senior judge to say things like this outright. But things are desperate.
idlecourts.bsky.social Idle Courts @idlecourts.bsky.social · Nov 26
“Carr, in post since October last year, said the ministry of justice was “one of the most underfunded departments across government” and that “we have courtrooms and some entire courts being stopped running for significant periods”.

www.ft.com/content/edb7...
England’s top judge hits out at government’s refusal to boost court funding
Sue Carr says preventing full operating capacity at crown courts has had a ‘drastic effect’ in worsening backlogs
www.ft.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:35 PM
charlottehole.bsky.social
I'd been wondering why I was here (this app, not existentially). But I guess I have my answer 🐐 🐐
joannahs.bsky.social Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social · Nov 16
Are we doing those old-school, meandering, ludicrous threads here? They were the best thing about ol’ Twitter.

And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.

Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.

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November 16, 2024 at 10:40 PM