Law Insights
Laws are relevant to all individuals, organisations and public agencies. There are circumstances within law cases that can be a real awakener for some people when they study or read about legal cases.
For example, people may be referred to in a court case, as hearsay evidence, without them knowing that they were mentioned or referred to. A classic example of this is when the court receives an Application from a party that the witness is 'unavailable'. This situation is governed in law by rules, whereby the Court might agree to admit the evidence but provide a 'legal direction' to the other party, or jury that they must consider that evidence as 'hearsay evidence'.
The number of cases going across the courts in the UK are approximately:
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1.7 million Civil claims in 2025.
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250,000 Family cases in 2025.
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1.7 million Criminal Court cases in 2025. With approximately 1.4 million in the Magistrates Courts and 310,000 in the Crown Courts.
The far reaching roots of law are historic, current and futuristic. These observations demonstrate an evolving sector in our lives that is ever changing, developing and multi-disciplined. Think about how often you use your mobile phone, or a social media network to communicate, and then think about how they didn't exist 20 plus years ago. Facebook (Meta) was launched in 2004, Twitter was created in 2006, the first ever SMS on a mobile phone sent in the UK was in 1992.
Courts, judges and lawyers have to learn and grapple modern technologies as much as anyone else. They have to be able to understand evidence so that they can present it or make decisions about it. The legal world is continually evolving, just like any other industry.
Law and Evidence in the present day features in all Courts across the country. All practitioners working within law are presenting, arguing and challenging different aspects of law each day. Our members provide insights into the daily life of law, courts and members of public, to help you gain an understanding of putting study into practice.
