All Criminal justice articles – Page 71
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NewsGovernment suffers another defeat over criminal records disclosure
Supreme Court judgment offers promise of a fresh start for thousands and could benefit children issued with cautions.
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NewsUrgent campaign to save 'crumbling' criminal justice system
Likelihood of a fair trial is diminishing, says Chancery Lane, as new film highlights why everyone should care about rule of law.
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NewsJack Shepherd solicitor receives death threat
Criminal defence specialist says letter threatens his family and to firebomb his firm.
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NewsCPS can take no more cuts - attorney general
Geoffrey Cox QC grilled in parliament about failings - but says critics are exaggerating.
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OpinionHow ‘Les Mis’ speaks to lawyers today
Despite the 150 years since Victor Hugo’s novel was published, some of its themes still echo in present-day law.
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NewsNews focus: Making criminal defence pay
The government is reviewing criminal legal aid fees but does it fully grasp the predicament of embattled practitioners? And how does it stop juniors fleeing an impoverished sector for City riches?
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NewsRohingya crisis: international prosecutions threatened by poor witness statements
Accountability for alleged genocide relies on a more co-ordinated approach.
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NewsCriminal legal aid review won't be ready until late 2020
Ministry of Justice says evidence must go 'far beyond' billing data.
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NewsSolicitors told about vulnerable prisoners policy - five months after it was introduced
Criminal defence practitioners told not to speak to too many prisoners on visits to police cells.
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OpinionJapanese justice doesn't shine in the spotlight
The case of motor industry executive Carlos Ghosn exposes gaps between eastern and western concepts.
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NewsFirm 'not professionally embarrassed' to represent fugitive killer at appeal
Media outcry at legal aid funding being granted to Jack Shepherd, convicted in his absence last year.
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FeatureCriminal investigations post-Brexit
European Investigation Orders are a form of mutual legal assistance useful both to defence and prosecution, but uncertainty surrounds their future.
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NewsBureaucracy jeopardising community sentence efforts - justice thinktank
Report into the relationship between probation and the courts makes 15 recommendations to address 'fraying' trust.
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OpinionDrone law: a question of efficacy
Whatever truth emerges about the Gatwick incident, laws on unmanned aerial vehicles are under scrutiny.
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NewsMPs back defendant anonymity law after Gatwick 'drone' arrests
Proposed legislation set to be brought into the House of Commons next year.
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OpinionRape myths and misconceptions
Evidence that juries in rape cases act on rape myths is incontrovertible. New research proves it.
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NewsJailed solicitor's conviction quashed on appeal
Emma-Jane Kurtz had been convicted of wilfully neglecting her mother.
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NewsAdvocate for bereaved won't fill the legal aid gap, says bar
Bar Council says families need independent legal services to participate fully in inquests and inquiries.
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OpinionJudging the jury: Why rape trials can still be in safe hands
Suggestions that the jury system must be abolished because citizens might be tainted by rape myths is to miss the point.
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NewsWithout malice: Solicitor fails with damages claim over prosecutions
High Court rules CPS lawyer acted honestly in 11-year investigation of Swansea solicitor eventually cleared of fraud.