All Criminal justice articles – Page 2
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NewsPrison release policy shift offers ‘long-term security’, says justice secretary
Changes following 'urgent review' mean 1,000 fewer offenders will be eligible for early release.
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NewsRumour mill led to murder charge
75 years before solicitors Harold Greenwood and Major Armstrong were accused of murder, Edmond Edmonds was charged with the murder of his wife.
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OpinionReal coppers and their narks
Dick Kirby reviews 'Scotland Yard’s Supergrass Years: The Flying Squad’s War Against Armed Robbers'.
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NewsBurnham hints at dumping jury trial curbs
New prime minister pledges to reconsider former lord chancellor’s controversial plans.
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NewsShorter prison sentences surged ahead of policy shift
Sentencing Act introduced presumption against immediate custodial sentences of 12 months or less.
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NewsSolicitor refused leave to appeal tipping-off conviction
Case is the first concerning the tipping-off provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to reach the Court of Appeal.
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NewsPrison lawyers raise alarm over home detention curfew scheme
Association says decision to stop processing home detention curfew applications will increase pressure on prisons.
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NewsCourt of Appeal stays Menon contempt proceedings
Last minute judgment means silk’s contempt trial is stayed pending his appeal.
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NewsLegal advice for sexual violence complainants to be rolled out nationally
Successful London pilot ‘gave clients a genuine sense of justice’.
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NewsNew lord chancellor backed Lammy's jury trial curbs
'We cannot allow squeamishness about reforming the system to stand in the way', Alex Norris MP said last December.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor jailed for fraud
Former probate lawyer given a custodial sentence of three years and eight months.
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NewsNew lord chancellor has a 'golden opportunity' - Society
Chancery Lane repeats calls on Norris to reverse curbs on jury trials and to increase legal aid.
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NewsEllis paved the way to abolition
The conditional pardon granted to Ruth Ellis, hanged 71 years ago, was probably the best her supporters could have hoped for.
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NewsLady chief justice rebukes attorney general over Fordingbridge inaccuracies
Spokesperson for AG says Lord Hermer has been ‘staunch defender of the independence of the judiciary’.
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NewsLord chancellor 'failing' on statutory legal aid duty, MPs warn
Justice committee warns of 'unacceptably high risk' of miscarriages of justice due to shrinking availability of legal aid.
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NewsJuries can cope with complex trials, says landmark Fisher fraud review
Part 2 of Jonathan Fisher KC’s review - Fraud in the Digital Age - makes 47 recommendations to reduce the ‘growing scale’ of fraud.
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NewsMoJ finally unveils £34m funding plan for criminal bar
Government opens consultation more than seven months after announcing legal aid cash.
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News'Hillsborough law' to resume parliamentary journey
Public Office (Accountability) Bill will return to House of Commons without duty of candour exemption for security services.