All Criminal justice articles – Page 58
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NewsBail reforms expected to reduce number of suspects 'released under investigation'
Legislation will be introduced removing the presumption against using pre-charge bail.
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NewsMental Health Act reform: prisons won't be 'holding pens'
Government proposals include ensuring defendants are taken directly from court to healthcare setting.
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NewsLegal aid: Society calls for Scotland-style emergency uplift
Commons justice select committee told urgent changes are needed before Bellamy review reports to government.
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FeatureCriminal law update
Credit for Guilty Plea, allocation of youths, identification by social media and sentencing.
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NewsCompetition expert to chair criminal legal aid review
'Whole-system look' to be led by former judge Sir Christopher Bellamy.
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NewsLaw Society: Criminal solicitors are doing more work for less money
More Crown court cases are starting but government spending has gone down, says David Greene.
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NewsCriminal justice will ‘relapse’ without more funding
Crown court backlog is still growing, according to latest figures from the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsCovid-19 operating hours 'will not deliver value for money' - Society
Chancery Lane says controversial model will cost more but not achieve the government's objective.
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NewsBar instructs lawyers to fight Covid-19 operating hours plan
Heavyweight firm representing the Criminal Bar Association has also written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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NewsCommercial chambers to pay for criminal pupillages
Eight commercial chambers have signed up to a Bar Council scheme to support criminal sets in the wake of the pandemic.
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NewsCriminal legal aid: MoJ proposes pre-charge engagement fee
Profession has until 25 January to respond to latest consultation on criminal legal aid.
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FeatureInsulating sentencing from politics
A new report from Transform Justice published today argues that the Sentencing Council needs to raise its game.
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NewsBraverman welcomes CoA clarification on sexual assault
Attorney general asked whether prosecution has to prove the accused intended the touching to be sexual.
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OpinionBest law books of the year 2020
In a pandemic-hit year, a collection of Covid-19 poetry is one of David Pickup’s standout books of the year.
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NewsIndex charts practice areas 'devastated' by pandemic
Property, crime, immigration and litigation have suffered most, says LexisNexis.
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NewsLabour demands answers from Buckland over legal aid review
Shadow justice team concerned over lack of 'meaningful progress' two years since announcement.
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News'Extremely worrying': suspects wrongly released under investigation
Inspectors identify domestic abuse and sexual offences cases where bail with conditions should have been used.
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NewsProfession condemns 'appalling' trolling of defence lawyer
Barrister who defended killer of seven-year-old Emily Jones was targeted online at the weekend.
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NewsBuckland and Patel work to resolve virtual remand hearings crisis
Officials have carried out 'intensive work' to identify practical solutions after police withdrew support.
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NewsCommission proposes block on 'vexatious' misconduct prosecutions
Eight-year Law Commission study concludes that two new offences should replace the ancient common law offence.