All Criminal justice articles – Page 8
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NewsTV host Rob Rinder urges MPs to oppose jury curbs
Barrister says offences that will be heard by judge alone are not minor and require public participation.
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NewsVeteran silk denies tax evasion charges
KC spoke only to confirm his name and deny the charges against him.
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OpinionCharting the journey from police station to charge
Hugh French reviews 'Defending Suspects at Police Stations (9th edition)'.
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NewsSave the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March
Justice committee issues call for evidence ahead of second reading of Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsIn depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs
Criminal lawyers have united to oppose jury trial curbs, but David Lammy is refusing to budge. Backbench MPs may yet pitch an eleventh-hour compromise plan.
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NewsAppeal over Qur’an burning acquittal dismissed
Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi did not consider the Crown court’s reasoning to contain ‘any logical flaw’.
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News'Game changing' AI listing to help clear court backlog
Criminal Courts Improvement Group hears from the lady chief justice and courts minister Sarah Sackman.
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NewsLammy unveils Courts and Tribunals Bill
Lord chancellor promises 'serious reform and practical modernisation to get cases heard faster'.
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NewsEx-solicitor jailed for 13 years over cell assaults
Lawyer was ‘supposed to help defendants navigate the criminal justice system, not sexually abuse them in the midst of it’.
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NewsSociety lambasts Lammy on jury reform
Government pressing ahead with 'swift courts' in which judge alone hears cases carrying a sentence of up to three years.
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News'Vile' defence solicitor used his power to prey, sentencing judge hears
Court hears victim impact statements about retired lawyer convicted last year of five counts of sexual assault.
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NewsLammy berates ‘conservative’ bar as he commits to jury trial curbs
Justice secretary says there is no automatic right to a jury trial and 'governments of all stripes' have changed the threshold.
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NewsBanker who gave false evidence under oath has sentence reduced
Court of Appeal judges say the former analyst ‘made false allegations…and fabricated evidence in order to obtain damages’.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over indecent image conviction
No sanction less than a strike off would be sufficient to protect the public and the reputation of the profession, SDT rules.
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FeatureCrime and consent: False positives
The law relating to consent involving deception is a ‘mess’, but there are no simple solutions.
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Opinion'Jungle' book
Elizabeth Wiggin reviews 'Better Call Louis: Adventures in the media jungle' by Louis Charalambous.
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NewsCriminal practitioner groups unite to fight Lammy on juries
Highly-charged meeting also hears that Labour MP may suggest Crown Court Bench Divison pilot as a compromise.
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NewsQur’an burning caused 'breakdown in public order', High Court hears
Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi reserve judgment following the half-day appeal.