All Criminal justice articles – Page 4
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OpinionSwifter justice relies on radical reforms
The idea of prisoners tackling their addictions in prison and working to earn their release is politically attractive. But the flaws are obvious.
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NewsLAA concedes pages of prosecution evidence after calculations go 'awry'
Costs judge awards legal aid firm the additional payment, £1,250 costs and the £100 paid on appeal.
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NewsLawyers attack political backlash over sentencing guidance
Guidance tells courts to consider pre-sentence report if offender is from an ethnic, cultural or faith minority community.
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ProfileMy legal life: Cecilia Goodwin, Goodwin & Rose
Founder and managing director, Manchester and London.
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NewsMoJ seeks views on private prosecution reform
Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood says 'recent catastrophic failures in private prosecutions highlight current system is open to abuse'.
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NewsCrown court sitting days boosted to record high in bid to beat backlog
Government announcement includes £148.5m - a £28.5m increase - for court maintenance and building.
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NewsCrown court delays are ‘actively harming victims’, says commissioner
Almost half of victims of alleged crimes with a trial date listed had it changed at least once.
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OpinionYounger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
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NewsContempt: views sought on broader public interest defence
Law Commission supplements consultation following furore over Southport murders.
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NewsSettling down at the fledgling CPS
Teething problems are overcome at the new Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsIn depth: Law Commission issues proposals on reforming criminal appeals
Replacing the CCRC’s ‘real possibility’ test and elevating more cases to the Supreme Court are among Law Commission proposals.
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NewsSupreme Court should hear more criminal appeals, Law Commission recommends
Proposed reforms to help people challenge their convictions more easily.
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NewsLegal aid appeal succeeds over prosecution evidence
Costs judge finds firm ‘successful (in part)’ in appeal where firm claimed 2,684 pages of prosecution evidence and was allowed less than 10% by Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsMatron! Cases for the prosecution
Morton's first day acting as an agent for the newly formed Crown Prosecution Service did not begin well.
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NewsHow do you like it sofa? BBC lifts the lid
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind presents 10-part BBC Radio 4 series, 'You Do Not Have To Say Anything'.
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News'Tough on crime' narrative failing victims
Sentencing review chief David Gauke criticises politicians for increasing tariffs without considering wider impact on justice system.
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OpinionExtraordinary truths more shocking than fiction
Richard Hanney reviews 'Framed' by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.
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FeatureLegal privilege at the intersection between civil and criminal disputes
Confidentiality considerations.