All Criminal justice articles
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News'Untenable': CCRC chief executive quits
Confidence in the miscarriage of justice body has been 'badly damaged', says new chair Dame Vera Baird.
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NewsVictims of crime prefer police action over court, study reveals
Transform Justice makes six recommendations, including that the government publish an out-of-court resolutions strategy.
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NewsBarrister who drank alcohol during trial break fined £3,000
Experienced barrister was also ordered to pay £2,670 costs by the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service.
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NewsCrown court backlog reaches record high of 77,000 cases
‘Only radical reform’ can help curtail the crisis, says Sarah Sackman KC MP.
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OpinionHow to interpret the Shawcross Principle
James E Hurford reviews Cale Davis's 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'.
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NewsLawyers unsure on admissibility of overseas evidence
Scoping paper confirms need for Law Commission to review extradition, mutual legal assistance and criminal jurisdiction.
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News‘Treat children as children’: Casey calls for rape law change
Baroness Casey’s review into so-called grooming gangs says a ‘nuance in the law’ is leading to exploitation of children.
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NewsIn depth: Reeves spares justice – but no quick fix
The chancellor’s Spending Review pledged more cash for the criminal courts, the CPS and the probation service. Justice has been a ‘cinderella’ department for years, so is this finally changing?
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OpinionA sticking plaster, not a solution: violence against women and the sentencing review
Review risks being another example of 'piecemeal policies'.
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OpinionWill Vera Baird get the CCRC back on its feet?
Baird has been asked to review the CCRC’s effectiveness, performance, governance, culture, capability and funding. The most important reform requires a change of mindset.
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NewsRape complainants to be given right to second prosecution opinion
People claiming to have suffered rape and sexual assaults can ask for a different prosecutor to review their case if it faces the prospect of being dropped.
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NewsCCRC finally welcomes interim chair
Dame Vera Baird KC’s term will run from June 2025 to December 2026.
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NewsCCRC applicant accused rape victim of not appearing 'sufficiently traumatised'
Applicants asking Criminal Cases Review Commission to look at social media posts as proof of miscarriage of justice.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Sarah Myatt, Switalskis
Firm represented Peter Sullivan, whose conviction for murder was quashed by the Court of Appeal this month. Sullivan spent 38 years in prison.
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NewsViews sought on permanent closure of Lancaster Crown Court
Crown court within a 12th century castle has not been used since 2019 and costs £211,000 a year to maintain.
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NewsLAA cyber attack: firms risk doing unpaid work
Solicitors fear legal aid might not be granted when they try to get applications backdated as coalition of law societies demands LAA provide better support.
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NewsCCRC chief must go, say MPs
Justice committee report says CCRC leadership ‘has shown a remarkable inability to learn from its own mistakes’.
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NewsGauke unveils sentencing reforms to end prison population crisis
Short custodial sentences would be handed down only in exceptional circumstances and well-behaved prisoners released early.