All Criminal justice articles – Page 108
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News‘Weak’ appraisal of magistrates harming courts – report
Charity calls for improvements in assessment and training of magistrates.
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NewsKeep working on tenders, criminal practitioners told
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contracts to be heard this month.
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NewsCourt puts legal aid contract process on hold
Crime duty contracts tender process suspended until the result of judicial reviews sought by Law Society and practitioner groups.
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NewsGrayling faces new year test over legal aid
Hearing date set for practitioner groups' challenge over criminal legal aid tender process.
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OpinionCounting the cost of cuts
There are many knock-on consequences of civil legal aid cuts, as a recent National Audit Office report notes.
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NewsMPs urge review of joint-enterprise use
Evidence to committee of MPs warns of ‘dragnet’ disproportionately affecting young black men.
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NewsCriminal defence tendering ‘arbitrary and anomalous’
Law Society believes ‘highly problematic’ process unfairly favours outsourcing giants.
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NewsGrayling facing two JR bids on legal aid cuts
Law Society and practitioners groups to launch separate actions over criminal funding reforms.
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ProfileCompensation fight over Victor Nealon’s wrongful conviction
Mark Newby is acting for Victor Nealon, who was released from prison last year after his conviction for attempted rape was quashed.
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NewsSelf-service power of attorney taking over, government boasts
Cabinet Office paper says digital lasting powers of attorney process has fewer errors than traditional forms.
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NewsNew police courts ‘can speed up justice’
Criminal justice system ‘inefficient and slow’, says former prison governor.
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OpinionMaintaining Justice
If human rights group Justice is to continue its work, it needs practical and financial support from the legal profession, says Skadden’s Karyl Nairn QC.
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FeatureCrown court fees
Important changes have come in to force for cases with representation orders dated on or after 2 October 2014.
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NewsMoJ to press ahead with criminal legal aid reforms
‘Depressing day’ for practitioners as government takes forward contracts and fee cuts.
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FeatureRights to information in the police station
Recent changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will be welcomed by solicitors giving advice to clients before interview.
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NewsRoyal commission on prison policy proposed
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC wants an end to the ‘perverse’ outcomes of politicians setting sentencing policy.
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OpinionMax Clifford: silence is golden
Should lawyers be alarmed by a new sentencing principle established in the Max Clifford case?
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NewsWealth becoming key to justice, say 87% of lawyers
Law firm’s survey finds widespread scepticism about access to justice following LASPO.