Reporting like this is so valuable - observing the day-to-day (dys)function lends more to proper consideration of whether justice is being done and being seen to be done in English Courts, than sporadic and scandalous examples. Up with this sort of thing (the justice and the reporting!)

Human Moments Amid Mounting Pressure at Snaresbrook Crown Court From allegations of indecent exposure, to judges grappling with overcrowded court lists, we detail both the strain on the justice system and the human moments that still emerge within it mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/05/14/h...

"I make orders not because I like the sound of my own voice, despite the views of members of the bar, but to avoid wasting court time" says HHJ Canavan. Jury released until 2pm as their bundles are still being printed... "Can we help any other courts" she asks her clerk

"I make orders not because I like the sound of my own voice, despite the views of members of the bar, but to avoid wasting court time" says HHJ Canavan. Jury released until 2pm as their bundles are still being printed... "Can we help any other courts" she asks her clerk

A woman has entered the public gallery with a young baby in arms, the defendant, whose barrister is resisting a custody time limit extension, looks over with a big grin from the dock. HHJ S Griffiths says "if the baby cries I do need you to take the baby outside"

A 29-year-old man, said to have acted in a "sexually predatory manner" by exposing himself to four school girls, all 16, in an East London park last week has had his bail revoked by HHJ Griffith after being granted bail by Magistrates last Friday

Trial date set for top tax barrister accused of falsifying tax returns Robert Venables KC, 78, of Old Square Tax Chambers is currently facing two counts of dishonestly cheating the public revenue in active criminal proceedings before Southwark Crown Court. mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/05/11/t...

Sedgwick confirmed as SFO suspect as LCF solicitor no-shows for tribunal hearing Andrew Tabachnik KC, obo SRA, is asking the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to proceed with 2-day-hearing in his absence Sedgwick had cited a risk of prejudice to him in any criminal proceedings

Court of Appeal (Crim) declines to impose reporting restriction order as "there has been very extensive publicity about this case over a number of years [and] both counsel accepted that such an order would achieve nothing" www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

"Do you have dates to avoid?" asks HHJ A Power. "Unfortunately not" replies counsel

Lawyers acting for the mother of a man subject to a series of hearings in the Court of Protection have told three senior judges that Mr Justice Poole made a “serious procedural irregularity” by allowing an observer access to their written submissions mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/03/25/o...

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 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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

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

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/f...

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

Exc: High Court judge orders investor details to be disclosed in Lendy Auditor Litigation Rhodri Davies KC told the court that the investors are “people who have lost money in a case which is not far from a scam. Their names should not be bandied about” mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/01/28/h...

“is not for me [Poole J] to dictate how a journalist should write about a case, only whether she should be permitted to see certain documents and to communicate their contents and/or publish information in and about the proceedings” www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Member of the public launches judicial review after DDJ Murray Smith refuses inspection of witness statements during county court trial Admin court finds judge erred but says high court authority already exists www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

“Although there is now ostensibly one unified County Court in England and Wales, there are a number of prosaic administrative quirks which currently prevent the entirely smooth operation of the same.” www.bailii.org/ew/cases/Mis...

Defendants on bail are having to wait over 3 years for a trial date at the busiest Crown Court in England and Wales, but those with the money to do so can have their case treated as a priority... mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/12/22/1...

HMCTS spent £5,571 removing Banksy mural at the RCJ, FOI request by Barbara Jones reveals

Family Court Mags: 'We can’t micromanage peoples lives, and we’re not going to' Court approves order setting out the blueprint for the parenting arrangements of a nine-year-old girl, as only recently relaxed rules allow the case to be reported mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/12/10/f...

"Are you making a note or committing this all to memory?" As unimpressed District Judge begins recital of order to motionless legal representative

Astonishing story, immensely brave and tenacious reporting

A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis. Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews. More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM

Will The FCA succeed in obtaining more than 500 pence this time for each of the 1000+ victims in the Collateral UK saga? That's all the first brother was ordered to pay, now it's the turn of the younger brother Andrew Currie, 60, to face a proceeds of crime hearing

"We don’t know why it’s been listed, there’s no reason for it to be listed" As def and their barrister fail to show (so far) counsel for the CPS explain they are confused #southwark

Good morning from the Central Family Court I’m hoping the no entry sign doesn’t apply to the magistrates hearing I’m hoping to observe today ⛔️

Crown Court Resident judge critical of submissions made by 4 KC’s assisted by 4 juniors (and there were only two parties!)

“A court or tribunal is entitled to expect those who invoke the open justice principle to be open themselves” EAT declines to provides documents to remote observer saying she could have attended + citing administrative burden www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKE...

“You do not purge your contempt merely by saying "I purge my contempt". It is not like the magic words "Open sesame" to cause the doors of Ali Baba's cave to open.” www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

“there was no good reason for having a hearing in the middle of the vacation, when the parties and their lawyers (to say nothing of the judge) would probably be enjoying their summer holidays.” ☀️ www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

‘Let me talk about my partners death’ Partner and open justice campaigner resist bid by man’s family to extend anonymity after Court of Protection case over disputed living will mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/09/17/l...

Exc: London Capital & Finance solicitor to face disciplinary tribunal Robert Mannering Sedgwick, 76, is set to face SDT amid accusations he "facilitated the preparation, execution and circulation of backdated documents" mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/08/29/l...

SRA v Claire Frances Gill - Notes from the case management hearing as Carter-Ruck solicitor alleged to have "sent or arranged to be sent correspondence which contained an improper threat of litigation" mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/08/28/s...

Had to do a double take there for a minute… 👀

Judge given de-facto anonymity as Upper Tribunal finds he "might hold views about immigration that might influence his decision making on this immigrant's benefit claim" as appeal succeeds citing risk of bias www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKU...

Stratford Youth Court: Tower Hamlets Teen guilty of assaulting police officers In court the teenager sat slumped, eyes fixed on his feet. In June 2024 he had been shouting abuse, thrashing against officers and, according to them, lashing out with kicks mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/08/07/s...

Charge dropped as police no-show and 14-point-licence-holder avoids disqualification Careless driving trial cancelled after only witness, a police officer, fails to attend court, whilst man with dodgy brakes avoids ban after pleading exceptional hardship mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/08/04/c...

Interesting submission in County Court judgment about pressures of housing disrepair claims on council resources At [13] judge comments PoC “gives the appearance of being full of material designed to justify the bringing of litigation” www.bailii.org/ew/cases/Mis...

HMCTS Court and Tribunal design guide V3 Includes the colour identity palette among its 372 pages assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66be1e...

the transcript of Mr Justice Nicklin's lecture on the progress of his Open Justice Board will be publicly available. Some excellent questions from the audience. Sounds like an inspiring day

“As you are not a party to the claim. The court cannot provide documents or discuss any aspect of the claim in question” This is wholly incorrect for a civil case heard in public

"First-tier Tribunal panels are being encouraged to produce short decisions. ... I regret to say however, that in this case I found it difficult to determine what conclusions the Tribunal had reached, and why" www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKA...

"It is the subject children who sustain the scars of protracted, vituperative and intractable litigation of this kind" Hayden J also highlights "extraordinary delay" of 3 years between substantive hearing and this appeal www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

“the Court needs to take decisive action to protect the integrity of its processes against any citation of fake authority” Appeal struck out as an abuse of process as former solicitor cites fake authority www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

High Court grants non-party access to trial documents "The transparency of court proceedings is an important public interest" says HHJ Hodge KC as my resisted application for court documents is approved during insolvency trial mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/05/09/h...

Good to see @civlittweet.bsky.social featured in the top spot of today’s London Buzz www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...

Amicable solution sought Self-explanatory intellectual property claim filed at High Court