All Criminal justice articles – Page 115
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OpinionTo stay or not to stay...
How should courts resolve cases hit by the bar’s continued boycott of very high cost cases?
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OpinionThe black must be discharged
Lord Mansfield, the great 18th-century lord chief justice, is an unlikely cinema hero.
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NewsPM’s brother calls for stay in case hit by protest
Alex Cameron appeared pro bono to argue that five defendants charged with fraud cannot receive a fair trial.
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NewsFirm acts pro bono for 81-year-old hit by protest
Octogenarian who spent 13 days in custody released on bail. He denies a murder charge.
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NewsCPS London shows ‘lack of grip’, says inspection
The performance of the CPS in London has dropped over the past two years, despite falling workloads.
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News81-year-old caught up in protest remains in custody
Harry Harrison’s pro bono bail application has been adjourned to Thursday.
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NewsRegulator suspends QASA registration as challenge rumbles on
A renewed application for permission to appeal the dismissal of the judicial review has been listed for 9 May.
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NewsUnrepresented octogenarian remanded in custody
Due to ongoing protest action, no one represented the 81-year-old charged with attempted murder.
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Public Defender Service hires 11 advocates
Instructing firms have either gone bust or stopped doing crime, Michael Wood QC tells Gazette.
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NewsNigel Evans rues backing for legal aid cuts
Cleared deputy speaker has called for the CPS to reimburse his defence costs.
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OpinionThe end of the affair
Many criminal solicitors feel betrayed by the bar on legal aid. But they must not be embittered.
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Opinion
Illusory rule of law
There is a legitimate argument to be had about cost, but we also have a moral responsibility to those on lower incomes.
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NewsMinister grants legal aid for Brixton riot inquest
The family of shooting victim Cherry Groce has been given exceptional funding to be represented at the inquest into her 2011 death.
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NewsWasted costs order quashed against ‘no returns’ barrister
A judge has ruled that a barrister whose case was affected by protest action acted entirely properly.
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NewsLegal aid consultation ‘unlawful’, solicitors claim
Consultees, they say, did not have the opportunity to challenge the assumptions made in a report.
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NewsJudges should question vulnerable witnesses, suggests former DPP
Sir Keir Starmer says victims face an ‘unacceptable’ ordeal in court and lack confidence in the criminal justice system.
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OpinionPigeon-steps towards open justice
The Law Commission's proposal to publish reporting restrictions is overdue and welcome.
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NewsMoJ facing legal challenge over cuts
Criminal solicitors poised to seek judicial review of the decision to cut fees and will refuse new Crown court work from Monday.
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NewsSolicitors join forces with probation staff in 48-hour walkout
Protest is against legal aid cuts and plans to privatise most of the probation service.