All Criminal justice articles – Page 111
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ProfileActed for client over Hatton Garden raid
Maria Theodoulou acted for Carl Wood, who denied being involved in the Easter heist.
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OpinionEuropean arrest warrant revisited
A new project aims to look at issues around what is seen as the most successful criminal law instrument developed by the EU.
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NewsLaw Commission proposes fitness-to-participate update
Current test, dating from 1836 ‘misunderstood and inconsistently applied’ law reformers say.
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NewsCPS letters to victims ‘lack empathy’
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate says use of template paragraphs comes at a cost.
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NewsSRA to ask if solicitors contribute to ‘decline in criminal advocacy’
The regulator will ask whether solicitors are taking on advocacy work ‘beyond their level of competence’.
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OpinionGruesome centenaries of 2016
Why lawyers should remember the Somme, the Easter Rising and the Casement trial 100 years on.
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NewsNew CPS powers to tackle domestic abuse
Domestic abusers could be jailed for up to five years for controlling and coercive behaviour.
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NewsDeath sentences for men denied access to UK police report
Two Burmese men convicted of Thailand murder of British nationals.
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NewsCall for courts to take maturity into account
Defendants aged between 18 and 24 bewildered by the court process, thinktank says.
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OpinionPrison for financial crime
Confirmation of a long sentence for rigging Libor is a flash of steel at a time when the political pressure on corporate wrongdoing seems to be easing.
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NewsLegal aid contract challenges extend to next May
Judicial review to begin on 7 April, followed by trial dealing with procurement law claims.
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NewsOfficial statistics show ‘no economic case for fee cut’
Ministry of Justice spent £886m on criminal legal aid between October 2014 and September 2015.
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OpinionGive prisoners a Christmas party this year
Michael Gove is excelling in his prison policy – but the Grinch look doesn’t fit.
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NewsNew guidance on immigration offences
Law Society practice note highlights statutory defences for asylum seekers charged with document offences.
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NewsCrime work ‘unaffordable’ for young barristers, warns bar
A government report reveals that fees for criminal legal aid work are falling by an average of 4% a year.
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NewsCoA warns judges against ‘unlawful’ waiving of courts charge
Appeal rejected after Crown court had initially said charge offset by time on remand.
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NewsOnly 4% of criminal courts charge paid within a month
Between April and June this year £5.7m was imposed, increasing to £22m between July and September, Ministry of Justice reveals.
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NewsLCJ refers silk to regulator over ‘ill-judged’ humour
Michael Wolkind QC accused of ‘patronising and inappropriate attempts at humour’ in a murder trial.
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NewsDPP under fire at justice committee
Tory MP accuses Alison Saunders of 'complacency' over Crown Prosecution Service advocacy standards.
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NewsLCJ pledges to refer ‘incompetent’ criminal solicitors to SRA
Lord Thomas: ‘There can be little excuse for a failure to understand the law and advise properly.’