All Criminal justice articles – Page 11
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NewsCrown court delays are ‘actively harming victims’, says commissioner
Almost half of victims of alleged crimes with a trial date listed had it changed at least once.
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OpinionYounger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
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NewsContempt: views sought on broader public interest defence
Law Commission supplements consultation following furore over Southport murders.
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NewsSettling down at the fledgling CPS
Teething problems are overcome at the new Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsIn depth: Law Commission issues proposals on reforming criminal appeals
Replacing the CCRC’s ‘real possibility’ test and elevating more cases to the Supreme Court are among Law Commission proposals.
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NewsSupreme Court should hear more criminal appeals, Law Commission recommends
Proposed reforms to help people challenge their convictions more easily.
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NewsLegal aid appeal succeeds over prosecution evidence
Costs judge finds firm ‘successful (in part)’ in appeal where firm claimed 2,684 pages of prosecution evidence and was allowed less than 10% by Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsMatron! Cases for the prosecution
Morton's first day acting as an agent for the newly formed Crown Prosecution Service did not begin well.
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NewsHow do you like it sofa? BBC lifts the lid
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind presents 10-part BBC Radio 4 series, 'You Do Not Have To Say Anything'.
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News'Tough on crime' narrative failing victims
Sentencing review chief David Gauke criticises politicians for increasing tariffs without considering wider impact on justice system.
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OpinionExtraordinary truths more shocking than fiction
Richard Hanney reviews 'Framed' by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.
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FeatureLegal privilege at the intersection between civil and criminal disputes
Confidentiality considerations.
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NewsAxiom Ince criminal trial fixed for 2027
One of the former executives facing criminal charges has denied the allegations; the remaining four have not entered pleas.
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NewsCommittal application goes to family court after criminal court's 'inordinate' delays
December 2026 criminal trial date is more than five years after first report of alleged breach of non-molestation order.
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NewsJustice spending 'set to be no higher than it was in early 2000s'
Day-to-day justice spending in 2025-26 will be 16% lower in per-person terms than it was two decades ago.
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OpinionFree speech strengthened (if you are a student)
Evolution of the debate around freedom of speech should include a review of increasingly draconian criminal laws.
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OpinionLucy Letby: another ‘appalling vista’?
I had originally been sceptical about Letby’s denials. Who else could have harmed so many babies? But the new experts say that nobody tried to kill them.
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OpinionInvestment fraud exposed - the power of private prosecution
Under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, it is open to anyone to bring a criminal prosecution. It can be a powerful tool.
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NewsIntermediate courts not the answer, Society tells Leveson review
Chancery Lane says some of the ideas Sir Brian Leveson has been asked to review merely shift the burden from one place to another.