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By Monidipa Fouzder2021-02-11T11:02:00+00:00
A defendant turned up to court to explain he had Covid symptoms because he could not get through to staff on the phone, a solicitor-advocate has told MPs to highlight the pressures arising from how the justice system is coping during the pandemic.
Giving evidence on court capacity to the Commons justice select committee on Tuesday, Hollie Collinge, of Brighton firm Kellys Solicitors, said: ‘I’ve noticed enormous uncertainty and anxiety about whether people should or shouldn’t be going to court. Often that’s something we only find out about at the very last minute or perhaps even on the day.