All Criminal justice articles – Page 41
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NewsProsecutor apologises to Court of Appeal for ‘incomprehensible’ charging decision
Decision to charge a man with assault by beating for a ‘terrifying and protracted series of crimes’ was ‘quite wrong’, Lord Justice Edis says.
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NewsHS2 contractors not immune from wildlife prosecutions, court rules
‘As a matter of law, it is possible for HS2-appointed contractors to commit wildlife offences’.
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NewsInability to find criminal lawyers 'chickens coming home to roost' - LCJ
Lord Burnett said the pandemic has revealed that there is ‘no fat’ in the justice system.
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NewsBurnett: Lawyers like remote hearings so they can do more
Lord chief justice indicates that some advocates want remote hearings even if they are not in the interests of justice.
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NewsUnion ballots HMCTS staff over Common Platform rollout
PCS union says new case management system is ‘not fit for purpose’ and has sent work-related stress ‘through the roof’.
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FeatureComing to harm
Controlling and coercive behaviour was recognised as a discrete criminal offence in 2015, but is enough being done to protect victims?
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NewsDefence solicitors fire back at Raab over guilty plea accusation
Lord chancellor criticised 'widespread practice' of defendants being encouraged to wait until court to decide plea.
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NewsSunak's millions will cut case backlog by just 7,000, government admits
Minister tells parliament that the Crown court backlog will stand at 53,000 by March 2025.
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NewsRaab promises scorecards by Christmas
Lord chancellor says publishing performance data will improve effectiveness of the justice system.
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NewsLaw Society welcomes £2.7m Loughborough ‘supercourt’
Refurbished magistrates’ court will host trials with a large number of defendants.
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NewsGovernment asks for lawyers’ role to be left out of Post Office inquiry
Preliminary hearing reveals that BEIS has said sub-postmasters should seek redress another way.
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NewsReturn to face-to-face interviews raises police station Covid concerns
Solicitors report lack of social distancing in interview rooms.
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NewsCharity’s private prosecution ‘perverting the course of public justice’
Judge rules case was pursued 'with no evidential basis' and 'for wholly improper reasons'.
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NewsLondon judges hear Trinidad death penalty appeal
Mandatory death penalty for murder is unconstitutional, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was told today.
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NewsScottish legal aid row escalates after solicitor 'removed from court building'
Public war of words breaks out between bar association and Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
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ProfileMy legal life: Maxine Twynam, Boyle Tricks Leonard Solicitors
Criminal defence solicitor, Exeter.
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NewsEarly users warned HMCTS about Common Platform problem
Practitioners repeatedly struggling to access cases due to error-free requirement, Gazette can reveal.
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NewsConcerns raised over JR bill’s court reforms
Lord chancellor says bill will ‘streamline procedures’ and help tackle backlog.
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NewsKiller of retired CPS solicitor gets 33-year term
Martin Decker, a former senior lawyer, was murdered in his Wirral home in March.
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NewsBudget 21: Backlog funding ‘window dressing’
Criminal Bar Association said the budget shows ‘lack of joined-up thinking’.