All Criminal justice articles – Page 3
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NewsLammy doubles down on jury plan
Ministry of Justice figures suggest Crown court backlog could hit 135,100 by 2030.
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NewsLammy accused of downplaying offences to justify jury proposal
Deputy prime minister suggested right to elect a jury trial should be taken away from defendant accused of stealing an iPhone.
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NewsPost Office criminal charging decisions not likely until 2027, say police
Five individuals have been interviewed under caution as part of review into role of lawyers and investigators.
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NewsLammy's partial retreat on jury curbs fails to impress lawyers
City lawyers say judge-only trials will increase administratrive burden on bench and create perverse incentives.
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NewsLammy to reveal future of jury trials today
Deputy prime minister and lord chancellor says government must be bold in tackling 'courts emergency'.
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NewsCriminal legal aid fees to rise, government confirms
First increases will take effect this month, but others will have to wait until the Legal Aid Agency sorts out its troubled IT systems.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Darrell Ennis-Gayle, Hodge Jones & Allen
Represents Durrell Goodall and Reano Walters, whose joint enterprise murder convictions have been referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to the Court of Appeal.
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OpinionJuries out? Cynical expediency may be the best we can hope for
Few things unite the right-wing press and the soft-left liberal ‘elite’ it so despises. Curbing jury trials seems to be one of them.
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NewsDouble trouble on dream dates
Some years ago, I tried to appear in two different courts on the same morning.
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News'Clear evidence' required to curb jury trials, MP warns
Leaked document prompts urgent debate in House of Commons on right to trial by jury.
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NewsJudiciary not told of asylum changes, lady chief justice reveals
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill also warns of ‘inaccurate’ comments putting judges at risk.
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NewsLammy's reported curb on jury trials 'a step too far'
Law Society says government can cut the Crown court backlog without resorting to extreme measures.
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NewsCCRC calls for safeguards against 'gang narrative' in trials
Miscarriages of justice body says new evidence undermines gang narrative relied on by the prosecution.
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NewsSolicitor 'indecently assaulted murder defendant before court appearance'
Plymouth practitioner denies 30 charges and is currently on trial at Winchester Crown Court.
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NewsNaturist fears northern judges' 'unconscious bias'
Judicial review claim is believed to be only the second naturism case to reach the High Court.
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NewsContempt laws violate freedom of expression - Law Commission
Law reform body sets out a new 'liability framework' to clarify sector 'beset by some significant problems'.
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NewsA subtext for a moral crusade?
‘It’s a witch-hunt,’ said my friend Tony, referring to the Windsor-Giuffre saga. James Morton ‘No,’ I said, adopting my academic stance. ‘It’s what we sociologists call a symbolic crusade fuelled by moral entrepreneurs. It’s what happens when a group wishes to change things for what they ...
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NewsIn depth: Criminal courts system cannot survive as it currently stands, says Leveson
Former Queen’s Bench Division president warns that the criminal justice system faces collapse if the government does not adopt the ‘broad thrust’ of his proposals. Spending more money or increasing sitting days simply won’t cut it.