All Criminal justice articles – Page 119
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NewsUK ‘wilfully’ ignorant of EU realities, bar conference hears
Europe-wide reforms were described as ‘utterly pointless’ and ‘an assault on democratic values’.
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OpinionAdvocacy time bomb ticking
Sir Bill Jeffrey is right. The status quo is not an option for criminal advocacy.
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OpinionPDS is a false economy
Why is the government willing to pay more for ‘public’ advocates than it is for the independent bar?
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OpinionComing to a primary school near you
The European elections are just a week away. What’s in them for lawyers?
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NewsVHCC appeal allows Grayling’s intervention
Financial Conduct Authority argues that stay in case hit by VHCC protest should be reversed.
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NewsGrayling to be represented at VHCC protest appeal
Lord chancellor to be represented as an interested party at the challenge to the stay of a fraud case following aid cuts protest.
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NewsAdvocates at war as solicitors accuse bar of self-interest
Bar Council accused of pursuing a ‘narrow self-interested agenda’ in its response to Sir Bill Jeffrey’s advocacy review.
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OpinionTime to heed legal aid call
HHJ Leonard’s decision in ‘Operation Cotton’ must bring the government to its senses.
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ProfileAlastair Logan
Veteran campaigning solicitor Alastair Logan recounts how a telephone call in December 1974 ‘changed everything’.
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News
Appeal over Op Cotton set for tomorrow
Case stayed at Southwark Crown Court as none of the defendants was represented.
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NewsLAA threat over aid protest
The agency has given firms five days to provide evidence of steps taken to secure advocates in very high cost cases affected by the bar’s action.
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NewsGrayling urged to end CCTV evidence anomaly
The Law Society has called for fee regulations to be updated to cover payment for viewing CCTV evidence.
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NewsLord chief justice ‘troubled’ by Pistorius TV trial
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd seeks ‘evidence-based assessment of what’s happened elsewhere'.
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NewsCriminal bar needs urgent reappraisal – Grayling reviewer
Sir Bill Jeffrey suggests graduate lawyers obtain their early experience in law firms and join a smaller, specialist criminal bar later.
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NewsTougher sentences for banned drivers who kill
Disqualified drivers who cause death will face up to 10 years in prison, up from two.
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NewsCuts will not damage family justice, says Munby
Law Society has warned that reforms in the sector will be undermined by legal aid cuts.
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NewsProsecution to appeal VHCC stay ruling
Financial Conduct Authority says stay in trial hit by protest could threaten confidence in criminal justice system.
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NewsBarrister Briscoe jailed for role in Huhne speeding scandal
Constance Briscoe sentenced to 16 months at the Central Criminal Court.
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OpinionA brave decision, but a dark day for justice
Yesterday’s collapse of a fraud trial for want of defence counsel delivered a grievous blow to our supposedly peerless justice system.
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OpinionEuropean Court of Human Rights and lawyers
A new document should guide lawyers considering ECtHR applications in light of an amended rule of court.