Case Study: The Invisible Intermediary
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this case study reflect the experiences and opinions of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Communicourt. A strange paradox about the intermediary role is that, in many (although not all) cases, the more effectively an intermediary supports someone... Continue reading
Former Intermediary awarded Gray’s Inn Scholarship
Congratulations to Maddy Burt, who has been awarded a Gray's Inn Scholarship to support her undertaking the Law Conversion Course and Bar Course. Maddy worked as a Communicourt intermediary, and we are delighted that she will be bringing this experience into her future legal practice. Maddy kindly shared her professional... Continue reading
Working as a Neurodivergent Intermediary
March 18th – 24th is Neurodiversity Celebration Week. While awareness days in general may not be without their faults (see: recent International Women’s Day criticism), these annual markers do provide an important opportunity for visibility - and to inspire action from both individuals and organisations. The Neurodiversity Celebration Week organisers... Continue reading
Communicourt sponsors Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2024
We are delighted to be sponsoring this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards, otherwise known as the LALYs. Communicourt is sponsoring the ‘Disability Rights’ category and nominations are now open. This will be the 22nd Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards and nominations will close on 22... Continue reading
Communicourt announced as a category sponsor at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2024
Communicourt is the sponsor for the Criminal Law category in this year’s Yorkshire Legal Awards. The Awards is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and the awards ceremony will be held in Leeds in October. Nominations have now opened for the awards and the deadline for submissions is 19 July. ... Continue reading
Intermediary case law update: Mrs Justice Lieven [2024] EWHC 79 (Fam)
In January 2024, a new High Court Judgment from Mrs Justice Lieven was published, including guidance on intermediary use in family proceedings (West Northamptonshire Council v KA & Ors [2024]). The case concerned a mother who required a deaf intermediary (a highly specialised service performed by precious few professionals currently working... Continue reading
National business award for Communicourt
Communicourt has been handed the silver award for Positive Impact in the SME National Business Awards. The Positive Impact Award is for businesses who innovate and adapt to thrive and benefit the wider community. The awards ceremony took place on Friday 1 December at Wembley Stadium. Communicourt was recognised for... Continue reading
Reflections from the Access to Justice Conference 2023
This month we hosted Communicourt’s first ever conference. Held in partnership with UK legal reform charity JUSTICE, the Access to Justice Conference 2023 took place in Leeds and online, with attendees including legal practitioners, law students, clinical psychologists, ISVAs (independent sexual violence advisors) and representatives from many other connected professions.... Continue reading
DLD Day: A hidden difficulty in legal proceedings
20th October 2023 marks Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Day. The importance of this event is not to be underestimated. DLD is one of the least known speech, language and communication difficulties, but a condition which affects approximately 7.6% of all children (amounting to around 1 million children in the UK).... Continue reading