All Criminal justice articles – Page 116
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FeatureSentencing and professional conduct
A run through LASPO changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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NewsGarnier calls for vicarious liability move
The UK should adopt US-style corporate vicarious liability to ensure white-collar criminals are brought to justice, the former solicitor-general and architect of recently introduced deferred prosecution arrangements (DPAs) said this week. Speaking to the Gazette ahead of a speech to the Bar Council’s employed bar conference, Sir Edward Garnier QC ...
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NewsCall to publish reporting restrictions online
Law Commission proposes a central website to inform publishers of reporting restrictions.
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NewsMonitor court outcomes to tackle reoffending, says Green
Justice minister previews white paper on magistracy reforms.
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NewsCriminals profiting due to confiscation ‘shambles’, say MPs
Just 26p out of every £100 of criminal proceeds is clawed back by the state, a public accounts committee report reveals.
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OpinionHolding Whitehall to account
The MoJ has many more issues to address on criminal legal aid reforms.
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ProfileLiverpool accent misinterpreted
Anne Bellchambers acted for a Liverpool woman whose accent led the police to interpret her plea for help as a murder confession.
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NewsMagistrates’ chief backs TV licence law change
TV licence evasion should not be a criminal offence, says Richard Monkhouse.
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ProfileShot at dawn: time to look at the truth
To learn more about solicitors’ role in capital courts martial of the first world war, we need to discard some myths.
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NewsDire warnings on criminal justice as fee cuts bite
System 'at risk of collapse', says eminent practitioner.
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NewsMore ‘days of action’ on legal aid
Criminal solicitors vote to stay out of court on 31 March and 1 April, but will not refuse new work.
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NewsPractitioner groups poised to escalate legal aid protest
Meeting in Manchester will mull options including refusing to accept new cases from 20 March.
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Opinion
Justice without lawyers
The lord chief justice’s plans would have the consequence of further dismantling a numerous and independent legal profession.
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OpinionInquiring into inquiries
A new centre of expertise could establish best practice in the conduct of inquiries.
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NewsMoJ singled out in damning review of contracting
The Public Accounts Committee has called on government to ‘urgently get its house in order’ with private sector contracts.
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OpinionEU: end-of-term fever
Many reforms rushed through the expiring European parliament will be of great interest to lawyers.
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NewsGrayling rules out privatised courts
Privatisation not an absolute dogma, says justice secretary.
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OpinionBar could bring Crown courts to a standstill
There is one thing barristers can do to get the government's attention over legal aid cuts.
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NewsThousands of lawyers protest against legal aid cuts
Criminal lawyers stage a second walkout, causing disruption to courts across the country.
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NewsGrieve acts on plea over unrepresented defendants
The attorney general has appointed an advocate to the court to assist in a case involving unrepresented defendants.