All Criminal justice articles – Page 124
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FeatureCriminal justice support gateway
How criminal justice liaison and diversion services will affect the defence practitioner.
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NewsDuty contract hopefuls offered ‘webchat’
At 2pm next Tuesday, Legal Aid Agency staff will answer questions online about the 2015 duty provider contract.
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Opinion‘Should we kill all the lawyers?’
Rod Liddle hates lawyers. But the media controversialist’s claim that we live in a ‘juristocracy’ is well over the top.
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NewsAdvocates to have specialist training for sex cases
Lord chancellor sets out series of victims’ support measures in run-up to party conference season.
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FeaturePrivate prosecutions
Considering the ‘growth industry’ of private prosecutions and their role in safeguarding justice.
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News
Stalking prosecutions rise
Rise was in part due to the creation of two new stalking offences in 2012.
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OpinionCourts, TV and Twitter – the perfect combination?
Electronic media will change courtroom behaviour, but not necessarily in the way most people assume.
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NewsFee U-turn to lift burden on criminal lawyers
Interim payments for lawyers working on long trials and cracked-trial fees will be introduced from 2 October to help lawyers with cashflow.
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NewsParalegal fined for taking client information
Information commissioner warns that taking data when changing jobs is a criminal offence.
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NewsGrayling did not act improperly over reforms, court told
Mr Justice Burnett reserves judgment in judicial review, indicating it will be given by the end of the month.
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NewsReforms challenge opens with attack on Grayling
HIgh Court hears that lord chancellor became personally involved in 'caricature' consultation.
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NewsMoJ ‘some way off’ a viable criminal contract scheme
Ministry is introducing new contracting arrangements alongside £215m cuts to the criminal legal aid budget.
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NewsWoolf to head historic child abuse inquiry
Appointment is the latest hot seat for Lord Mayor, former Law Society president and City firm partner.
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NewsDomestic abuse law could be widened
Home Office consults on making coercive or controlling behaviour a criminal offence.
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NewsNew criminal offence proposed to snare tax evaders
HMRC has warned wealthy individuals to pay what they owe in advance.
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NewsYouth advocacy review established
Move follows a parliamentary report recommending that all lawyers representing children should be accredited to do so.
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NewsMillions wasted on needless remands
Howard League says up to £230m was wasted holding people on remand who were found not guilty or who did not receive a custodial sentence.
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NewsLegal aid contract tender deferred
The process will open in October, following a call from the Law Society for it to be delayed.
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NewsLaw adequate to deal with social media, say peers
No new laws are needed to deal with crimes committed using social media, according to a report published today by a Lords committee.
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NewsDefence told to trawl Chinatown for interpreter
Crown court judge asked a defence barrister to trawl the Chinese restaurants of Cardiff.