Court Closures

Experiences from Wales

Authors

  • Daniel Newman
  • Roxanna Dehaghani

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v5i1.5658

Abstract

England and Wales have seen court modernization programmes since 2010, which have led to nearly half of all courts closing. There has been a disproportionate impact on Wales, which has seen higher rates of court closures in comparison to England. This article explores the implications of these court closures by focusing on experiences in south Wales. The article draws on interviews with solicitors and barristers working in south Wales to further understand how court closures are impacting the communities that the courts serve and the people that use the courts. The court closures are shown to challenge access to justice, and there emerges a need for more study on the effects of court closures in Wales, and across the jurisdiction.

Keywords: courts; court closures; Wales; austerity; lawyers

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Published

2023-10-27

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