All Criminal justice articles – Page 5
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NewsFamily law reforms 'prioritise children’s safety'
Changes hailed as 'landmark shift in how the legal system values safety, dignity, and truth'.
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NewsStray barrister’s day at the races
I still think of barrister Billy Rees-Davies QC, rogue that he was, with great affection.
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NewsBill amendment widens NDA protections
Measure will allow victims and direct witnesses of crime to disclose information about the conduct to anyone and for any purpose.
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NewsFree speech includes right to express views that 'offend, shock or disturb'
Appeal of conviction over a one-man protest outside the Turkish consulate is allowed by judge and two magistrates.
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NewsVictims of crime doubt fairness of system
Victims' commissioner says people will stop reporting crimes if they lose faith in the criminal justice system.
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OpinionChina 'spy' prosecution: perplexing questions
Crown Prosecution Service statement on the abandoned case has baffled most legal observers.
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NewsMisfiring miscarriage of justice body submits to independent review
Chair of Criminal Cases Review Commission believes inspection by CPS inspectorate will help to restore confidence.
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NewsAdvocate immunity applies to police conduct, CoA finds
Bar Council, which intervened in case, says core immunity ‘critical for access to justice and the administration of justice’.
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NewsBarrister wins £9,000 uplift in murder appeal fee
Senior costs judge finds KC’s ‘reasonable renumeration’ is £9,000 more than that decided by determining officer.
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NewsConservatives would abolish Sentencing Council
Shadow justice secretary will tell party conference that law should brought into with public wishes.
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News'Two trials' barrister disbarred over lie to court
'Matter is so serious we cannot come to any conclusion other than she must be disbarred', Bar Tribunal & Adjudication Service rules.
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NewsLabour conference: Calls for IPP sentences to be fully abolished
Campaigners say indefinite sentences put lives at risks and abolition could be added to the Sentencing Bill.
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NewsLammy opens legal year with promise of more sitting days
Deputy prime minister and lord chancellor announces an extra 1,250 Crown court days.
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NewsLabour conference: PM opens speech with Hillsborough Law
Keir Starmer says legislation is wider recognition of injustice faced by victims of other tragedies and scandals.
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NewsLabour conference: Lammy attacks 'destructive myth' of ‘fat cat’ lawyers
Justice secretary used first major speech in new role to talk about what legal aid lawyers actually earn.
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NewsLabour conference: Tory attacks 'putting judges at personal risk'
Attorney general and justice minister say attacks are putting lives in danger and threatening UK prosperity.
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NewsMemory lane
Law Society Gazette, 28 September 2015 VW emissions scandal Revelations that motor giant Volkswagen fitted diesel cars with software that would manipulate the results of US emissions tests are set to prompt a global wave of litigation and possible criminal charges in Germany. In the UK, national firm Slater and ...
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News'English Law Panel' to promote legal services sector
Justice secretary wants to reinforce Britain's position as a global leader.
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NewsCrown court offers trial date in October... 2029
Lord chancellor David Lammy relying on Leveson recommendations to slash the number of outstanding cases.
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OpinionThe criminal justice system matters, yet its very future is in peril
With huge court backlogs and prisons at breaking point, the very future of our criminal justice system is in peril.