All Criminal justice articles – Page 18
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Protestor 'convicted behind closed doors' plans to sue Metropolitan Police
Dania Al-Obeid was arrested, detained and charged after attending a vigil for Sarah Everard last year.
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Veteran solicitor struck off for giving cash to clients in custody
Criminal defence solicitor Derek Hayward, 70, admits dishonestly passing money to four clients.
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'Remove listing responsibility from judges', suggests Treasury minister
Former justice minister Lucy Frazer MP says AI could be used to manage the court case load more effectively.
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'Closed-door' court process criticised after Everard vigil prosecutions dropped
Crown Prosecution Service says legal test for prosecuting people who attended vigil for Sarah Everard was not met.
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Magistrates' court staff vote to strike over Common Platform
PCS union warns of ‘significant, targeted and sustained industrial action’.
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Crown court backlog edges up further
Figures published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service show outstanding cases rising for third consecutive month.
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‘Get-rich-quick’ scheme: ‘egregious’ Axiom fraud left investors with nothing
Timothy Schools, 61, branded ‘utterly dishonest man’ by Judge Martin Beddoe today.
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‘Utterly dishonest’ Axiom fund solicitor jailed for fraud
Timothy Schools, 61, sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 14 years in prison.
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Opinion
Letters roundup: 5 August 2022
Legal aid, regulatory overreach, and first impressions: your letters to the editor.
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MoJ stands firm as 'uninterrupted' strike looms
Criminal barristers are being balloted on whether to maintain current action or escalate it from 5 September.
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Axiom fund solicitor faces prison after fraud conviction
Timothy Schools, 61, convicted on all five counts at Southwark Crown Court today.
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Criminal bar balloted on 'uninterrupted' strike action
Barristers could escalate legal aid action on the day the new prime minister is expected to be in post.
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Criminal appeals review: Raab’s only legacy?
Taking steps to ensure that innocent people are not left languishing in prison may be the one positive thing Dominic Raab is remembered for.
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Magistrates' court caseload down 20% in two years
Backlog ‘now close to pre-pandemic levels’, chief executive reports - but ‘still a long way to go’.
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City centre court shut down for urgent asbestos tests
Trials moved as Manchester site set to be closed for at least two weeks.
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Jailed former Cooley associate banned from profession
Joshua Brien, 49, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for £600,000 fraud last year.
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Bar protest 'biting harder' than government data suggests
Chambers chief says listings offices are pre-empting non-attendances and more cases will emerge that need to be added to government's count.
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Crown court valedictory for criminal defence 'legend'
Judge tells farewell gathering that barristers owe Bill Waddington a 'huge debt of gratitude'.
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Whole-life orders only for ‘exceptionally serious cases’, CoA rules
Five judges hear appeals in the cases of killers including Wayne Couzens.