All Criminal justice articles – Page 78
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NewsGovernment committed to finding 'extraordinary' DPP replacement
Process begins after it was confirmed Alison Saunders will not have her contract renewed in October.
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NewsFormer law officers back Gauke over Worboys JR
Kenneth Clarke MP says ignoring legal advice would have been absolutely scandalous.
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NewsGauke: I was right not to challenge Worboys release decision
Embattled justice secretary says rapist's victims succeeded in the High Court in a 'different argument'.
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NewsLawyers united: solicitors pledge to back bar's action
Profession unites to unveil Charter for Justice, with calls for ‘no backdoor deals’.
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NewsNo call for evidence in AG's disclosure review
Attorney General's Office says the review team may consult representative bodies.
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NewsToo many defendants in custody for non-violent crimes, says campaign group
Transform Justice says six in 10 people denied bail for summary offences were subsequently released.
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NewsNews focus: Coming clean on NDAs
With the Solicitors Regulation Authority taking a hard line on non-disclosure agreements, firms must assess whether they are covering up serious misconduct.
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NewsMPs urge speedy creation of Sri Lankan justice commission
Inquiry on South African model would investigate crimes committed by both sides during country’s long civil war.
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NewsCriminal barristers close to 'action for justice' over legal aid cuts
Government will be told to either scrap or delay advocates’ fee proposals.
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NewsNew justice charter to be unveiled
It will set out key principles that criminal law practitioners can unite behind
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Philippines seeks exit from Hague court
International Criminal Court probe into thousands of deaths prompts backlash from president.
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NewsJustice charter to identify key campaign principles
Former London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association president says various disasters should not be viewed in isolation.
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NewsWorboys: High Court begins hearing challenges to parole decision
Solicitor Harriet Wistrich says she hopes the judges will rule that greater decision-making transparency is required.
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NewsGrenfell prosecutions could be challenged because of online prejudice
Buncefield explosion lawyer says numerous sites on social media with speculative or detailed commentary.
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OpinionPanama Papers: the fallout
Criminal Finances Act 2017: A Guide To The New Law Hugo Daniel Lodge £59.95, Law Society Publishing This concise guide to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 will be a valuable asset to those advising people who fall under suspicion of committing the newly created offences of failing to ...
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NewsGovernment proposes single court order to fight domestic abuse
Home Office and Ministry of Justice also call for new statutory definition for abuse.
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NewsFluctuating hate crime figures prompt CPS and police to reexamine cases
Director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders tells MPs that prosecution and conviction figures appear to be too low.
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News'From the conventional to the cunning': Gauke takes on criminal gangs in prisons
Justice secretary says pages of letters purporting to be from solicitors are soaked in drugs.