All Criminal justice articles – Page 108
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NewsSuspended sentence for juror who researched defendant
Solicitor general warns jurors about their responsibilities after two are found guilty of contempt of court.
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NewsSnap consultation on criminal legal aid contracts
Legal Aid Agency offers to extend current contingency contracts while it consults with representative bodies.
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NewsNew protocol for criminal defence on prosecution ‘failures’
Guide will help practitioners advise clients where disclosure by prosecution is inadequate or late.
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NewsCriminal justice system ‘under stress’, MPs warn
Public accounts committee reports that the number of CPS lawyers has fallen by 27% since 2010.
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NewsBar dominates Gove’s new advisory council
Law Society 'very disappointed' by composition of new thinktank chaired by Gary Bell QC, which it says is 'unrepresentative' and lacking 'day-to-day experience of routine criminal practice'.
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News‘Legalizer’ to chair Michael Gove’s criminal justice council
When he scrapped dual contracting in January, the lord chancellor pledged to establish a new advisory council of solicitors and barristers to tackle waste and ‘abuses’ in legal aid provision.
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FeatureCriminal justice – new advisory council
The chair of the lord chancellor’s new advisory council of solicitors and barristers wants to hear from professionals involved in the criminal justice system about how to eliminate waste and abuses.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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NewsQueen’s speech: courts and prisons to be reformed
Offenders will be given a second chance under Prison and Courts Reform Bill.
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OpinionFalse economy on custody
The welfare of those detained by police is at risk after home secretary’s ‘bizarre’ U-turn.
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NewsSentencing guidelines to reflect influence of technology
Sentencing Council says the practice of recording and sharing photos to humiliate victims has become increasingly common.
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NewsNegligence peril over early guilty pleas – Law Society
Chancery Lane says solicitors should be careful about offering advice in certain circumstances.
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NewsTwo-thirds of ‘miscarriage’ referrals successful
Justice minister - responding to question from Lord Falconer - reveals that 406 appeals have been allowed after referrals by CCRC.
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India's top judge pleads for help to clear backlog of cases
India’s Supreme Court has 60,000 cases outstanding.
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NewsUnrepresented defendants crowd criminal courts
‘Deeply concerning’ that people are facing serious criminal charges without the support of a solicitor.
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Opinion
Guilty of what?
The reality on the ground is of a threatened rush to judgment driving all before it.
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Hillsborough solicitor hails unexpected inquest verdict
Elkan Abrahamson, whose Liverpool firm Jackson Canter represented 20 families, said the jury’s findings of unlawful killing came as a ‘welcome surprise’.
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OpinionHigh-handed ‘high-harm’ test
Operation Nexus is a policy written backwards from tabloid headlines on foreign criminals.
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NewsHillsborough verdict: solicitors for families call for urgent inquiry into criminal liability
Inquest jury delivers verdict of unlawful killing – lawyers demand 'rigorous investigations' that will lead to criminal proceedings.