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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The most qualified judges are wasting time on hearings that could be dealt with at a lower level, according to a senior judicial figure. Sir Terence Etherton (pictured), chancellor of the High Court, said there needs to be further investment at the county court level to enable work to be filtered down. Etherton told a conference in London this week that Court of Appeal and High Court judges are spending time on cases that should be handled by lower courts. Earlier this week, new lord chancellor Michael Gove attacked the ‘waste and inefficiency inherent’ in the court system and said the case for reform was ‘overwhelming’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: The most qualified judges are wasting time on hearings that could be dealt with at a lower level, according to a senior judicial figure. Sir Terence Etherton (pictured), chancellor of the High Court, said there needs to be further investment at the county court level to enable work to be filtered down. Etherton told a conference in London this week that Court of Appeal and High Court judges are spending time on cases that should be handled by lower courts. Earlier this week, new lord chancellor Michael Gove attacked the ‘waste and inefficiency inherent’ in the court system and said the case for reform was ‘overwhelming’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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