All Criminal justice articles – Page 75
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FeatureCOVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody - an update
National Police Chiefs’ Council’s strategic overview and guidance for forces concerning custody function during pandemic is essential reading.
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News'We cannot wait any longer': criminal defence firm halts face-to-face contact
London practice will not be attending police station, prisons or court to protect staff and clients.
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NewsJury trials on hold until courts can be made safe
Lord chief justice's statement follows barrage of calls for trials to be stopped amid coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus update: Lord Chancellor says courts 'must go on sitting'
Lord chief justice says we must ‘make every effort’ to maintain a functioning court system.
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NewsCoronavirus: Business as usual 'not realistic' says lord chief justice
Government under increasing pressure to change its strategy on courts and tribunals.
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FeaturePace Odyssey
Policymakers and criminal lawyers talk to David Cowan about how well the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 has stood the test of time
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NewsCPS told to introduce quality checks for prosecution agents
Report highlights occasion where one agent unnecessarily prepared four trials while another had to prepare on the day in court.
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NewsBudget 2020: chancellor to proclaim '£100m justice package'
Funding to be unveiled includes £5m to trial new domestic abuse courts.
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NewsLegal aid fees: MoJ offer to receive resounding 'no'
The Ministry of Justice is holding a short notice roundtable in London tomorrow on proposed reforms.
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NewsChancellor's economic crime levy could hit law firms
Levy will fund investments in new technology for law enforcement.
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NewsCoronavirus: fears for criminal defence lawyers on frontline
Solicitor prevented from taking tissues into prison as questions raised about policy.
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NewsLack of youth focus affecting casework quality - CPS inspectors
Crown Prosecution Service told to make youth work a nationwide priority.
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OpinionVital answers to loaded questions
The Firearms Law Handbook eighth edition | Laura Saunsbury, Nick Doherty.
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NewsKnife ASBOs to be piloted in London
Courts will be able to impose civil orders on individuals as young as 12.
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NewsAttorney general calls for views on disclosure overhaul
Suella Braverman’s predecessor, Geoffrey Cox, published findings of review into efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in criminal justice system.
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FeatureCriminal law: a roundup
Police execution of duty Many practitioners will be faced with a potential argument that a police constable who makes physical contact with a defendant has acted beyond the execution of their duty. In Pegram v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] EWHC 2673 QBD, the court provided a useful reminder that ...
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News'Woefully inadequate': profession reacts to £50m criminal legal aid offer
Law Society says the government's proposals are not enough to save defence solicitors from extinction.
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OpinionCrumbs from the table: MoJ's proposals fail to address criminal justice crisis
It is hardly surprising if a starving man reacts angrily when someone very precisely and deliberately doles but a single crumb to him.
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News'Up to £50m on offer': MoJ unveils criminal legal aid fee reforms
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland says the additional funding will be split evenly between solicitors and barristers.
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NewsStar solicitor helped VIP avoid paedophilia prosecution
Report of child sexual abuse inquiry reveals role of legendary defence practitioner Sir David Napley in the 1970s.