All Criminal justice articles – Page 7
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NewsCall for training and appraisals to improve treatment of defendants
Transform Justice’s latest court observation has led to recommendations on how to better defendants’ participation.
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NewsCrown court backlog hits new record
Government says latest figures for outstanding caseload justify jury trial reform; bar says they prove the opposite.
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NewsJuries 'not bastions of infallibility', rape victim tell MPs
Victims of crime share court ordeals with MPs scrutinising Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsJudge calls for media sensitivity as he jails 'romance fraudster'
'I would respectfully ask that those who choose to report this case do so with compassion,' says HHJ Jason Taylor KC.
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NewsMP clashes with victims commissioners over jury reform
Tetchy exchanges between Kieran Mullan MP, Claire Waxman and Vera Baird during parliamentary session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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OpinionCarr’s coded message on sentencing
Lady chief justice's message to David Lammy was unspoken but entirely clear.
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NewsWhereabouts of 'expert' irks judge
Reports of a solicitor being struck off for telling a judge he was in London rather than Germany reminds me of a case I had at Lewes Crown Court.
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NewsDefendants of 'good character' will be denied jury trial, MPs told
Racial bias concerns also raised during justice committee evidence session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsLCJ expresses 'grave security concerns' over judge-only trials
Baroness Carr tells journalists she has 'every confidence in magistrates and Crown court judges to step up to the challenges they will be facing’.
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OpinionLawyers defend right to jury trial
Protest arranged quickly to coincide with the first parliamentary debate of Courts and Tribunals Bill attracts an impressive turnout.
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OpinionReducing court delays without compromising justice
Coordinated action must address judicial and court staffing, sitting availability, venue capacity, and the implementation of more viable legal aid rates.
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NewsBid to curtail jury trials clears first parliamentary hurdle
MPs vote by a majority of 101 to let the Courts and Tribunals Bill move to the next stage in journey to become law.
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NewsStalker solicitor given two-year community order
District judge at Thames magistrates’ court also imposes a seven-year restraining order.
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OpinionTrial by jury must not become the casualty of a strained justice system
Efficiency must never come at the expense of the constitutional principles that give that system its legitimacy.
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NewsSolicitors take jury reform fight to parliament
Solicitors declare 'no jury, no justice' ahead of first parliamentary debate of controversial reforms.
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NewsCPS instructions to counsel lack key details, inspectors find
Report into CPS’ approach to prosecuting crimes against older people says court delays ‘disproportionately impacted’ these victims.
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NewsMore than 3,200 lawyers urge Starmer to rethink jury trial reforms
More than 3,200 lawyers urge prime minister to focus on efficiency measures to cut Crown court backlog.
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NewsLawyers to advise rape complainants on 'unnecessary' requests
Justice secretary also commissions work to expand principles of Operation Soteria into the courtroom.
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NewsSolicitors escalate fight over jury curbs
Solicitors will march to parliament and lobby MPs ahead of first parliamentary debate on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsHow to succeed – don’t be flash
Advocacy is almost as much about what you don’t do as what you do.