All Criminal justice articles – Page 112
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NewsGrayling kicks joint-enterprise review past election
Lord chancellor says any review is a decision for the next parliament.
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NewsGovernment backs liaison scheme for offenders
Diversion and liaison scheme, which seeks to help offenders with mulitiple problems such as mental illness, to go national by 2017.
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NewsBritish courts can impose whole-life terms
A life sentence with no hope of release does not amount to ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’.
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NewsGovernment push for victim support
Ministry of Justice launches online tracking service for victims of crime.
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OpinionWe cannot delete the dirty details
The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed.
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NewsVictims ‘let down by justice agencies’ – report
Victims’ Commissioner sets out standards to address concerns.
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Opinion
Crime reforms: modest proposals
A modest series of changes will ensure considerable savings for the exchequer.
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FeatureCriminal defence: the defiant ones
Criminal defence specialists are hurting and career prospects are bleak. But many retain the appetite to fight for a viable future.
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FeatureException to the privilege rule
The iniquity exception to privilege can prove useful in a variety of litigation contexts.
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NewsLeveson cost-cutting review backs virtual courtrooms
Sir Brian Leveson’s review of efficiency in criminal proceedings contends that criminal courts are ‘lagging significantly’ behind the business world.
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NewsJudgment reserved on criminal legal aid reforms
Judicial review into crime duty tender process heard at the High Court.
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NewsWitnesses to be warned of questions under DPP plans
Guidance from director of public prosecutions proposes ‘pre-trial special measures meeting’ with witnesses.
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NewsLawyers and MPs round on ‘absurd’ JR reforms
Widespread alarm over the government’s revised plans to change the rules on granting permission for judicial review.
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NewsCab rank rule still a ‘cardinal principle’ – minister
Faulks accepts fees have fallen in real terms and remain ‘extremely modest’.
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NewsGrayling's legal aid reforms 'irrational', Law Society argues
Judicial review of crime duty tender process began today.
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NewsAG considers unduly lenient sentence scope after teacher case
‘It’s important the public can challenge what they believe to be exceptionally low sentences’
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NewsAuction raises £8k for JR on legal aid cuts
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contract tender process to be heard this week.
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OpinionDuty contracts: what firms need to know
Law Society roadshow looks at details of the legal aid crime duty tender process.
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FeatureDNA and case preparation
What the criminal practitioner needs to know about changes to forensic DNA testing.