All Criminal justice articles – Page 4
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News'Texas-style' problem-solving courts double in number
Government announces £9m to expand the number of intensive supervision courts.
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OpinionAn authentic focus on police procedure
David Pickup reviews 'Alibi: The Unsolved Price-Tetrault Murders'.
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OpinionMurders on the railway
David Pickup reviews 'The Railway Murders: Significant Cases in British Railway History'.
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NewsLady chief justice commends AI usage by litigants in person
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill also reminds parliamentarians to 'respect the work of the judges and the courts'.
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OpinionThe right to know and the public interest
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'The Crimes of Others: Criminal Records, Publicity, and Crimes of Abuse'.
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News'AI assistants' could help cut backlog, says Lammy
Lord chancellor announces tests of a tool to help identify trial-ready cases and group similar hearings together.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Catherine Knight, Good Law Project
Represents family of Michaela Hall, murdered by her partner five years ago, in a legal challenge against Devon and Cornwall Police and the Probation Service.
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OpinionThe Roaring Twenties and organised crime
David Pickup reviews 'The Murder of PC Gutteridge: Britain’s Underworld in the Roaring Twenties'.
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OpinionCases that tell a bigger story
James Wilson reviews 'Scottish History in 15 Violent Crimes: Gender, Society and the Law'.
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NewsPost Office accused of 'shifting responsibility' to lawyers on new appeals
Organisation says it has a legal duty to review cases and bring issues to court’s attention.
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NewsOver 200,000 sign petition demanding probe of Fordingbridge judge
Petition calls for 'formal judicial accountability framework' including mandatory sentencing reviews.
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NewsMagistrate sanctioned for saying he would give defendant a 'hiding'
Hearing had been difficult and stressful, causing magistrate to 'briefly lose his composure'.
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News'Chronic neglect': Barrister in his 70s trapped in court lift during heatwave
KC tells government to fund court repairs and drop its fixation with curbing jury trials.
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NewsLegal aid gap 'criminalising abuse victims' - report
Centre for Women’s Justice makes five recommendations to improve support for domestic abuse victim-survivors.
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NewsFormer CPS lawyer convicted of child cruelty is struck off
When an individual prosecuting others commits a very serious offence himself, that 'plainly undermines the trust and confidence of the public'.
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NewsFear over custody time limits 'hindering CPS decision-making'
CPS staff worried about impact of failure on their performance, confidence and careers.
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NewsLammy defiant over jury trial reform
Government to press ahead with curtailing jury trials despite Labour's leadership turmoil.
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NewsTribunal finds duty solicitor did not receive £250 cash from client
SRA’s five-year investigation has had ‘profound’ effect on legal aid practitioner.