All Criminal justice articles – Page 114
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FeaturePrivate prosecutions: a valuable safeguard
Fears that the increase in private prosecutions poses a threat to criminal justice are misplaced.
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NewsFirms prepare to challenge legal aid decisions
‘Big Firms Group’ member among unsuccessful bidders.
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NewsMoJ U-turns on outsourcing court fine enforcement
Department still standing firm on criminal courts charge but drops tender process.
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NewsWhistleblower claims legal aid contracting process flawed
Former bid assessor says procurement did not meet best practice standards, as criminal defence firms await results of their bids.
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NewsSociety raises doubts over legal aid timetable
Firms will find out if they have won duty provider contracts on Thursday.
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OpinionNo prisoner of his party
Michael Gove will have to row against his party’s instincts on prison reform.
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NewsCriminal court charges 'waste taxpayers' money' - Society
Law Society urges government to spend money on local courts rather than chasing unpaid criminal court charges.
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NewsSociety tells Gove: you must save 59 courts from closure
Solicitors report major flaws with consultation and fear clients will be unable to access courts.
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NewsConservatives: Gove to bring ‘reforming zeal’ to prison system
Party conference speech focuses on rehabilitation of offenders – but includes praise for lawyers.
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Bar pushes for revamped advocacy fees
New graduated fee scheme aims to increase payments for complex and serious cases to redress 'imbalance'.
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NewsCriminal courts charge introducing plea-bargaining ‘through back door’
Defendants changing their pleas to avoid paying excessive penalties, thinktank warns.
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NewsChallenge legal aid contract decisions quickly, solicitors warned
Legal Aid Agency is expected to reveal outcome of its 2015 duty provider procurement tender this week.
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NewsHuman error blamed for opening of prisoners’ legal letters
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman upheld 16 complaints between April 2014 and June 2015.
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NewsLabour makes fresh pledge to review legal aid reforms
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked former junior minister Lord Bach to lead the latest review.
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NewsPractitioner groups consider Gove’s legal aid offer
Gesture by lord chancellor ‘contingent upon profession continuing to engage constructively’.
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NewsCPS under pressure but not near collapse, says attorney general
Jeremy Wright QC tells MPs the prosecution service is coping well with the challenges it faces.
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NewsLord Falconer remains on shadow frontbench
New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn appoints Lord Falconer of Thoroton shadow justice secretary.
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FeatureCriminal law changes – part 2
New offences, including those related to improper use of police powers, private sexual photographs and juries.
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NewsCameron promises youth justice overhaul
Prime minister announces reform as part of vision of ‘smarter state’.