Ongoing legal and judicial reforms focus on enhancing the performance of court systems – in particular, court administration. These measures seek to ensure appropriate methods and are used to improve the quality and speed of delivery in judicial decision-making processes. Changes to the organisational structure of the court system, improvements to the management of resources and to court proceedings are all central components of worldwide justice reform.
This programme is concerned with the management and administration of court systems. Through a combination of presentations, counterpart meetings, workshops and court visits in London and its outlying districts, you will learn about new strategies for judicial administration and ongoing service improvements. You will observe first-hand how these ideas have been put into practice in England and Wales. The emphasis throughout will be on pragmatic, applicable approaches for implementing change based on ‘what works.’ You will be introduced to the process of benchmarking, encouraging you to look critically at a range of methods and processes and select those most suited for adapting to your own legal system.