All Criminal justice articles – Page 61
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News'I absolutely love my job': legal aid award winners revealed
Hundreds watch live YouTube broadcast of 19th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards ceremony.
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NewsRoyal commission on criminal justice going ahead, says MoJ
Justice minister Lord Wolfson says work on the promised commission was paused due to Covid.
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NewsBuckland receives mass petition opposing protest bill
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill continues its passage through parliament today.
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FeatureLip service
Will reforms principally driven by a desire to cut personal injury claims really simplify the process for claimants? Marialuisa Taddia reports on an online justice platform that takes lawyers out of the loop
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NewsHuman Rights Act 'constraining' police powers
Independent review told court rulings have substantially increased officers' workload.
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NewsClerk banned after taking secret phone recordings in court
Former legal clerk was given a suspended prison sentence last year.
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NewsCustody time limit extension to end this month
Temporary measure was introduced to address delays to jury trials caused by the pandemic.
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NewsGovernment urged to drop tougher sentences from protest bill
Joint Committee on Human Rights concerned peaceful protesters at risk of being jailed for a year.
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News'I don't believe we're close to breaking point' says Buckland
Lord chancellor's comments on BBC One show spark angry response from lawyers on the frontline.
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OpinionA constitutional ‘linchpin’ that came loose
Some 15 years after it was brought into force, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is now up for grabs.
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NewsGovernment apologises to rape victims for criminal justice failings
Action plan to increase volume of cases going to court includes performance scorecards.
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NewsCPS staff in danger of 'burnout', DPP warns
Max Hill QC says listing too many cases quickly to reduce court backlog could cause undue fatigue.
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News‘Gruelling’: Criminal lawyers reject old ways of working
Support for virtual hearings should not be dismissed as selfish, says female practioner group.
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NewsPolice probe suspect drugs tests used in criminal and family cases
In one case, a mother had children removed from her care on the basis of a contested report.
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NewsCrown court backlog starts to dip
There were 57,503 outstanding cases in the Crown court system at the end of May, according to new MoJ figures.
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News‘Wide-ranging concerns’: Law Society opposes remote juries
Government should provide more appropriate facilities for in-person criminal trials, says professional body.
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NewsProfession urges rethink over early disclosure scheme
Practitioners 'simply cannot take on even more unpaid work', Law Society president says.
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OpinionJustice is not about victims versus offenders
Andy Burnham’s prescription for a criminal justice shakeup is well-intentioned but mostly wrong-headed.