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Conducting court business from home—a magistrate details his experience

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Published on: 07 May 2020

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LNB News 07/05/2020

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Issue Date: 07 May 2020

Published Date: 07 May 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

Article summary

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published the story of a magistrate supporting the justice system from home. Ben Yallop, a magistrate from North Hampshire, shared his experience of sentencing from home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Yallop discusses using the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) without being physically present in the courtroom and working with legal advisors remotely. Commenting on his remote working SJP experience, Yallop said that ‘it is not much different, albeit a little slower and a little more demanding.’

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