All Criminal justice articles – Page 51
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OpinionWarts-and-all despatches from a broken system
Nothing But The Truth: Stories of Crime, Guilt and the Loss of Innocence | The Secret Barrister
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News'We will sue the pants off them': outrage over LAA announcement
Several practitioners worried they will lose out on much-needed work when new crime contracts commence.
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NewsQueen’s Speech: Bill of Rights and Brexit freedoms
Government to ‘restore balance of power between legislature and courts’ with Bill of Rights.
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NewsCriminal bar chief hails 'extraordinary' commitment to legal aid action
Jo Sidhu QC says 'no returns' is causing widespread disruption and time is not on the government's side.
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OpinionCriminal justice? You’re not serious, minister
As criminal justice totters, juniors are bearing the brunt.
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NewsCourt of Appeal considers whole-life order appeals
Former police officer Wayne Couzens is one of two killers appealing against a whole-life order.
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NewsMagistrates' new jailing powers come in to force
Critics fear latest measure to tackle court backlog will result in more appeals to the Crown court.
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NewsSolicitor on jury service jailed for researching trial evidence
Experienced solicitor's actions caused trial to be abandoned at an estimated cost of £30,000.
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NewsLondon defence solicitors demand 25% fee increase
Practitioner group revises what it is willing to accept from government after members say 15% uplift isn't enough.
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ProfileMy legal life: Hesham Puri, MK Law
President of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association and director at MK Law.
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NewsJR reforms become law as parliament winds down
Home secretary describes justice reforms as 'a landmark moment for the people of our country'.
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News'We have to fight': legal aid providers could decline work
Solicitors urged to tell representative bodies and practitioner groups what action they are prepared to take.
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NewsDPP says ‘shrunk font’ suggestion is ‘inaccurate’
Max Hill QC says ‘neither CPS policy nor practice’ to shrink font to cut costs by lowering page count.
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NewsMinistry of Justice to be grilled by MPs over legal aid proposals
Justice committee will hear evidence from Law Society, Bar Council, justice minister and legal aid policy director.
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NewsLAA declines to disclose back-up advocacy numbers for 'no returns'
Several solicitors have publicly declared they will not be helping Legal Aid Agency to undermine criminal bar's action.
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OpinionLife means life: populism v pragmatism
Is the prospect of a whole life order more likely to deter a killer than a very long fixed term?
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OpinionScrapping limit on sitting days will boost court recovery
System will be able to run at 'full throttle' to drive down the backlog, writes justice minister James Cartlidge MP.
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NewsUnlimited sitting days to tackle backlog as action begins to bite
Old Bailey murder prosecution reportedly postponed due to criminal bar's 'no returns' protest as government seeks to boost court capacity.
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NewsThousands interested in becoming magistrates
Ministry of Justice has received 34,524 expressions of interest since it announced £1m campaign.
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NewsLAA sitting on £1.4m in unclaimed fees for unused material
Legal Aid Agency says prompts have been added to digital payment system to encourage providers to claim cash they are owed.