All Criminal justice articles – Page 34
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NewsLegal aid: Firm paid £1,387 less than psychologist it instructed
House of Commons justice select committee hears directly from frontline solicitor on remuneration issues.
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FeatureReporting restrictions in criminal courts: updated guidance
Reporting restrictions are a complex and easily misunderstood area of law.
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NewsSolicitors to update MPs on legal aid crisis
The Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors' Association will give evidence to the justice committee.
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NewsCourt hearing adjourned after firm faced six-week wait to see prisoner
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association is gathering examples of 'dire state' of legal visits at HMP Pentonville.
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NewsCommission urges reform of 'ineffective' confiscation regime
Codification of case law accumulated under Proceeds of Crime Act among proposals.
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NewsNews focus: MPs deliver blueprint for open justice
As MPs set out a bold vision for open justice incorporating AI transcription and court documents available via a digital portal, Sir Bob Neill declares that such access is ‘our democratic right’.
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OpinionThe Prisons Memory Archive: A Case Study in Filmed Memory of Conflict
Edited by Jolene Mairs Dyer, Conor McCafferty, Cahal McLaughlin.
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NewsNew powers for forensic science regulator by end of March
Statutory code will create 'the ultimate power of prohibition'.
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News'Hillsborough Law' on the agenda of new parliamentary group
Campaigners renew calls for statutory duty of candour as they continue to wait for Hillsborough report response.
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News'Resourcing' required to achieve 53,000 backlog target, DPP tells MPs
Justice committee hears that increase in judicial sitting days would result in fewer lawyers being available to prosecute cases.
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OpinionBroadcasting of sentencing is a landmark for open justice
The digital age presents opportunities that allow the justice system to be given the political and public attention it deserves.
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NewsImprove access to court judgments, MPs tell HMCTS
Reducing reliance on commercial legal publishers one of several justice committee recommendations on open justice.
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NewsRaab's return fuels legal aid funding fears
Ministry of Justice is due to publish full response to Bellamy review next month.
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NewsJudges presiding over 'institutionally racist' justice system - report
Over half of 373 legal professionals said they witnessed at least one judge acting in a racially biased way.
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NewsSolicitors will benefit from legal aid reforms, Lewis insists
Lord chancellor defiant after being grilled by opposition MPs on solicitors' fees.
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NewsMPs call for specialised economic crime courts
Justice committee also backs creation of 'failure to prevent' offence.
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NewsCrack cases quicker to reduce backlog, senior presiding judge suggests
Lord Justice Edis suggests that cases with likely guilty pleas could be brought forward by the listing officer and dealt with in one go.