Excellent inquiry, to-the-point questions, and speaking directly to the HMCTS people strikes just the right note. Now, let's see if you can elicit an honest response from someone in that System who still retains a sense of honor and integrity. We continue to await the dawning of the light !
Re: Correspondence Reference TO72813596 (1 August 2025)
Thank you for your response on behalf of the Right Honourable Sarah Sackman, King’s Counsel, Member of Parliament (Rt Hon Sarah Sackman KC MP), Minister for Courts and Legal Services. Your claim that naming a court after a Local Justice Area (LJA), such as East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court, does not impact the validity of council tax summonses under Rule 98 of the Magistrates’ Courts Rules 1981 is contradicted by multiple sources, raising concerns about Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) practices in revenue-driven enforcement. I seek clarification on the following:
1. **Lack of Statutory Authority for Local Justice Area (LJA) Naming**:
- The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Freedom of Information (FOI) response (Reference 250709054, 1 August 2025) by Siân E. Jones, Head of Legal and Professional Services, National Legal Operations, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), confirms no recorded information exists authorising Local Justice Area (LJA) names, such as East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court, as court identifiers. This contradicts the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (3 March 2023) to Fareham Borough Council (FBC), which instructed using East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court, and the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (15 July 2025), which falsely cites the Local Justice Areas Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/941) as justification.
- The Courts Act 2003, section 10, defines Local Justice Areas (LJAs) as administrative units, not courts, per Parliament’s explanatory notes. Naming a court after a Local Justice Area (LJA) risks confusion, breaching the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 7.2 and fairness principles in *Gregson v Channel Four Television Corporation* [2000] EWCA Civ 214.
2. **Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) Role in Summons Naming**:
- Your response claims councils produce summonses, yet the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (3 March 2023) explicitly instructed Fareham Borough Council (FBC) to use East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court. If councils independently produce summonses, why does Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) issue such guidance, especially without statutory backing?
3. **Courtserve Omissions and Open Justice**:
- Council tax hearings are not listed on Courtserve.net, unlike other case types, breaching open justice principles as per *R (on the application of D) v Manchester City Council* [2020]. This opacity, combined with Local Justice Area (LJA) naming, suggests a revenue-driven process, as council tax enforcement generates significant income (e.g., over £100 million for Southampton City Council, 2023-2024).
4. **Systemic ‘Ghost Court’ Issues**:
- Martin Geddes’s Substack articles (https://open.substack.com/pub/martingeddes) reveal parallel issues with “ghost courts” (e.g., North and West Cumbria Magistrates’ Court), confirmed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) response (14 May 2025) as lacking statutory authority. Geddes argues this constitutes jurisdictional fraud in Single Justice Procedure (SJP) cases, affecting millions (3.1 million cases, 2019-2023), violating the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) Article 6 and *Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission* [1969] 2 AC 147.
5. **Lord Chancellor’s Administrative Role**:
- The Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (15 July 2025) cites the Lord Chancellor setting Local Justice Areas (LJAs), but the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, section 2, confirms the Lord Chancellor is a political appointee, not a judicial figure. This administrative role, per the Courts Act 2003, section 8, enables revenue-focused enforcement, not judicial legitimacy, supporting Geddes’s critique of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) as a “delivery arm” of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
Please provide recorded information clarifying:
- The statutory basis for Local Justice Area (LJA) naming being applied as if a magistrates court, given the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)’s admission of no authority.
- The role of Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) in instructing Fareham Borough Council (FBC) on naming.
- The legal basis for not listing council tax hearings on Courtserve.net.
- How Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)’s executive agency model ensures judicial independence, per Geddes’s Substack, when enforcing fines.
Please respond within 20 working days to this address or legal_enquiry@protonmail.com, addressing these contradictions and systemic concerns.
Should you require further evidence and email attachments of the same, please ask without delay.
A couple weeks ago I asked if the illegitimacy issue with HMCTS was a one-off problem or whether this is a common problem to all sorts of HMCTS-equivalents and to the council tax situation, and more. You have now answered that question, thank you! I can't wait to see what other problems you can now surface and define for the People of the UK and to these three groups involved. The more the merrier, at this point. Let's see how widespread this illegitimacy actually is.
Excellent inquiry, to-the-point questions, and speaking directly to the HMCTS people strikes just the right note. Now, let's see if you can elicit an honest response from someone in that System who still retains a sense of honor and integrity. We continue to await the dawning of the light !
Targeting Lord chancellors office:
Dear C. Needham,
Re: Correspondence Reference TO72813596 (1 August 2025)
Thank you for your response on behalf of the Right Honourable Sarah Sackman, King’s Counsel, Member of Parliament (Rt Hon Sarah Sackman KC MP), Minister for Courts and Legal Services. Your claim that naming a court after a Local Justice Area (LJA), such as East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court, does not impact the validity of council tax summonses under Rule 98 of the Magistrates’ Courts Rules 1981 is contradicted by multiple sources, raising concerns about Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) practices in revenue-driven enforcement. I seek clarification on the following:
1. **Lack of Statutory Authority for Local Justice Area (LJA) Naming**:
- The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Freedom of Information (FOI) response (Reference 250709054, 1 August 2025) by Siân E. Jones, Head of Legal and Professional Services, National Legal Operations, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), confirms no recorded information exists authorising Local Justice Area (LJA) names, such as East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court, as court identifiers. This contradicts the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (3 March 2023) to Fareham Borough Council (FBC), which instructed using East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court, and the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (15 July 2025), which falsely cites the Local Justice Areas Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/941) as justification.
- The Courts Act 2003, section 10, defines Local Justice Areas (LJAs) as administrative units, not courts, per Parliament’s explanatory notes. Naming a court after a Local Justice Area (LJA) risks confusion, breaching the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 7.2 and fairness principles in *Gregson v Channel Four Television Corporation* [2000] EWCA Civ 214.
2. **Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) Role in Summons Naming**:
- Your response claims councils produce summonses, yet the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (3 March 2023) explicitly instructed Fareham Borough Council (FBC) to use East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court. If councils independently produce summonses, why does Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) issue such guidance, especially without statutory backing?
3. **Courtserve Omissions and Open Justice**:
- Council tax hearings are not listed on Courtserve.net, unlike other case types, breaching open justice principles as per *R (on the application of D) v Manchester City Council* [2020]. This opacity, combined with Local Justice Area (LJA) naming, suggests a revenue-driven process, as council tax enforcement generates significant income (e.g., over £100 million for Southampton City Council, 2023-2024).
4. **Systemic ‘Ghost Court’ Issues**:
- Martin Geddes’s Substack articles (https://open.substack.com/pub/martingeddes) reveal parallel issues with “ghost courts” (e.g., North and West Cumbria Magistrates’ Court), confirmed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) response (14 May 2025) as lacking statutory authority. Geddes argues this constitutes jurisdictional fraud in Single Justice Procedure (SJP) cases, affecting millions (3.1 million cases, 2019-2023), violating the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) Article 6 and *Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission* [1969] 2 AC 147.
5. **Lord Chancellor’s Administrative Role**:
- The Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) email (15 July 2025) cites the Lord Chancellor setting Local Justice Areas (LJAs), but the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, section 2, confirms the Lord Chancellor is a political appointee, not a judicial figure. This administrative role, per the Courts Act 2003, section 8, enables revenue-focused enforcement, not judicial legitimacy, supporting Geddes’s critique of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) as a “delivery arm” of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
Please provide recorded information clarifying:
- The statutory basis for Local Justice Area (LJA) naming being applied as if a magistrates court, given the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)’s admission of no authority.
- The role of Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court (PMC) in instructing Fareham Borough Council (FBC) on naming.
- The legal basis for not listing council tax hearings on Courtserve.net.
- How Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)’s executive agency model ensures judicial independence, per Geddes’s Substack, when enforcing fines.
Please respond within 20 working days to this address or legal_enquiry@protonmail.com, addressing these contradictions and systemic concerns.
Should you require further evidence and email attachments of the same, please ask without delay.
Yours sincerely,
Joe D’Souza
Lawful Enforcement Alliance
(South)
A couple weeks ago I asked if the illegitimacy issue with HMCTS was a one-off problem or whether this is a common problem to all sorts of HMCTS-equivalents and to the council tax situation, and more. You have now answered that question, thank you! I can't wait to see what other problems you can now surface and define for the People of the UK and to these three groups involved. The more the merrier, at this point. Let's see how widespread this illegitimacy actually is.