Court of Appeal concerns regarding Shoreditch County Court and the failure to draw orders.

Judicial Office for England and Wales did not have the information requested.

Dear Judicial Office for England and Wales,

First, I am not clear whether this request falls under the Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Office for England and Wales or the Civil Justice Council. I have duplicated my request to each.

In the Court of Appeal in English Churches v Shine [2004] EWCA Civ 434, in his judgement, Lord Justice Wall writes a footnote at paragraphs 147-149 raising concerns about "the state of the orders emerging from the Shoreditch County Court".

He states:
Even with Mr. Bowker's considerable assistance (he has been in this case throughout), we have had substantial difficulty in piecing together the history of this case from the orders made by the Shoreditch County Court. This is because, in many instances, the orders have simply not been drawn by the court. A number of the orders in the bundle are manuscript drafts in Mr. Bowker's handwriting.
We have no doubt that the Shoreditch County Court is a busy and under-resourced court. No doubt it has an inadequate number of staff and a disproportionate number of housing cases and possession actions. Nonetheless, it is simply unacceptable for any court not to draw the orders made by its judges. Ultimately, the responsibility for orders being properly and timeously drawn lies with the judge, and it may be that apart from orders which are in standard form, a more proactive stance by the local judiciary is required to ensure that this occurs.
This is, however, a matter for the Court Service, and we propose to send a copy of this judgment to the Circuit Administrator for the South Eastern Circuit for his consideration."

Please provide a copy of the letter sent and any replies received.

Yours faithfully,

Ms M Jennings

Dear Judicial Office for England and Wales,

I believe that you should have responded promptly and by 16 November 2021.

Yours faithfully,

Ms M Jennings

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Disclosure Team, Judicial Office for England and Wales

Ms M Jennings.

A response was sent to you on the 25th October and this was sent to another whatdotheyknow email that was provided by yourself.

Kind Regards

Disclosure Team

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