All Criminal justice articles
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Bail hearings become remote by default
Lord chancellor says operational change will save judges and lawyers valuable time.
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'Stop dragging your feet': Society's criminal legal aid demand ahead of Chalk meeting
Chancery Lane to meet lord chancellor three months after High Court handed down judgment on decision-making process.
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Solicitors furious over ‘heavy-handed’ pat-downs
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association complains to HM Courts & Tribunals Service about ’invasive’ searches.
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Government reviewer hails ‘enormous benefits’ of early disclosure for criminal justice
Jonathan Fisher KC publishes preliminary findings of Home Office-commissioned review of disclosure and fraud offences.
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Free advocacy for alleged victims of rape among Labour's justice plans
Shadow lord chancellor sets out ideas - but cannot promise more money for legal aid.
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Electronic tagging: Lords committee criticises MoJ for not mentioning DPAs
Secondary legislation scrutiny committee told about deferred prosecution agreements after requesting supplementary information.
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Feature
Crowded house
The bedrock of our criminal justice system, the magistrates’ courts, is in crisis. So is it time to consider a radical overhaul? Catherine Baksi reports.
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Sentencing adjourned for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud following listings mistake
‘Even in the best run organisations occasionally mistakes are made and that, unfortunately, seems to have happened here,’ Old Bailey judge says.
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Crumbling courts: ceiling gives way at Reading
Plaster strewn across one of the benches in the magistrates’ court.
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In depth: War of words - is inter-state justice in danger of becoming a dead letter?
Against a backdrop of Ukraine’s cases at the International Court of Justice, is inter-state justice a dusty irrelevance, or a key part of a long game to frustrate aggressors and win the peace?
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‘Deprived background’ sentencing guidelines in force
Judges and magistrates should now take account of the ‘difficult and/or deprived background or personal circumstances’ of offenders.
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‘Enough is enough’: Law Society Council member for criminal defence quits sector
Notion that Britain has best legal system is now ‘laughable’, says Ben Brown in caustic valedictory message.
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Prisoner found dead after being released by mistake
Coroner hears of history of problems at HMP Bristol.
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67,573 cases: Crown court backlog climbs to record high
Victims' commissioner says latest figures suggest deeper systemic issues while Law Society blames rise on decades of underfunding.
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Legislation pledged to prevent abuse of NDAs
Reforms will clarify that information relating to alleged criminal conduct can be disclosed to lawyers and the police.
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Criminal legal aid: £16m for police station fees 'not enough to safeguard sector'
Law Society says current fees based on data 15 years out of date and duty rotas with very few solicitors will receive tiny increase.
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Feature
Unfinished business?
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act transformed the criminal justice process. As it turns 40, Catherine Baksi canvasses opinion on whether the legislation is showing its age.
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Opinion
Dire straits for civil and criminal legal aid
Public Accounts Committee inquiry presents an important opportunity to take a much-needed holistic view of our legal aid system.