Those of us who toil in shabby and ancient courthouses with peeling paint, fading decor, dodgy heating, unreliable or non existent air con, rickety furniture and stained floor coverings will be delighted to read this press release from the MoJ.
Congratulations to the lucky JPs and, no doubt, DJs who will adjudicate in newly built splendour.
I bet the buggers even get biscuits as well.
Musings and Snippets from a recently retired JP. I served for 31 years, mostly in west London. I was Chairman of my Bench for some years, and a member of the National Bench Chairmen's Forum All cases are based on real ones, but anonymised and composited. All opinions are those of one or more individuals. JPs swear to enforce the law of the land, whether or not they approve of it. Nothing on here constitutes legal advice.
Let them eat cake...
ReplyDeleteIsn't the 'B' word banned?
I'm more than slightly worried by:
ReplyDelete"Wi-fi in public, witness and juror waiting areas to make better use of waiting time and improve the level of customer service for visitors."
Just how will over active jurors be prevented from doing case relevant research?
Perhaps it's best if they do any illicit research inside the court and risk getting caught, rather than simply waiting until they get home?
DeleteThe wi-fi will not be free!
ReplyDeleteAnyway I'm reliably informed the courts are about to be closed - the switch to digital working means there is no paper to run the biomass boiler any more.
I note the claim to be environmentally fiendly. Given that New Road in Chelmsford has been disrupted for the years it has taken to build the new court, has an "adding back" exercise taken place in respect of the lengthy diversions, the dirt and the noise. I suspect that the environmental book will not balance anytime this century, biomass boilers or no.
ReplyDelete'environmentally fiendly'. Maybe an element of truth there.
DeleteOOPs. Should have said "environmentally fRiendly"
ReplyDeleteYes - But would you actually WANT to live in Chelmsford BS? Move to the Midlands - we still get biscuits!!!!
ReplyDeleteA rare growth industry - the justice system! I am in favour of decent court buildings (we've had a lot of them in the past 20 years in the North of England) but it's perhaps not the most sensitive time to be trumpeting these - whatever the refreshment arrangements.
ReplyDeleteYES WE DID GET BISCUITS BUT ALAS THE DISHWASHER HASN'T BEEN PLUMBED IN YET!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAn imaginative use of a Community Service judgment will easily get you any number of dishwashers.....
DeleteBut will they be maintained properly?
ReplyDeleteNo point building new courts until the Government builds some new prisons.
ReplyDeleteI happen to live and work close to both of these and have watched them being built over the last year. Just a bit disappointed they are not recruiting at the moment.
ReplyDeleteJB
Try committing a crime, that should get you in there. Don't worry, there is a brand new revolving door so you won't be detained for long.
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