All Criminal justice articles – Page 8
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FeatureThin blue line
Duty solicitors are a staple of every modern detective drama. But with numbers plummeting, their attendance is becoming less dependable in real‑life police stations. Catherine Baksi reports.
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OpinionDebating the death penalty
Dismantling the Death Penalty: Research-Based Answers to the Essential Questions.
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NewsMore City traders to appeal their convictions
Hickman & Rose confirms clients intend to appeal following last week's Supreme Court judgment.
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NewsSolicitor jailed over role in £6m investment fraud
Litigation funding vehicle was one of the investment schemes offering high returns.
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News'IBOR two' judgment puts jury-less trials and SFO prosecutions under spotlight
Lawyers react to Supreme Court ruling which quashed the convictions of former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo.
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OpinionThe Youth Justice Charter
Project recognises the need for clarity and commitment to the standards of care for children in the justice system.
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NewsSupreme Court quashes IBOR convictions after finding judges' directions 'unfair'
Crown court judge's directions 'usurped the jury’s function and undermined the fairness' of fraud trial.
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NewsSingle Justice Procedure punishes mistakes made 'due to illness or disability'
Transform Justice’s report recommends a free phoneline to help those facing the SJP and an AI-based app to help defendants navigate the process.
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NewsThinking with your eyes shut
Barristers used to pile across the road to a restaurant opposite the Old Bailey for a couple of glasses of wine at lunch. And what about judges?
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NewsLaw Commission calls for mandatory training on rape myths
Proposed reforms designed to better protect complainants while maintaining fair trials for defendants in sexual offences cases.
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NewsUnder 1 in 10 miscarriage of justice applicants are represented
CCRC calls on Public Defender Service to help following plunge in number of applicants with a lawyer.
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NewsParalegal jailed for stealing from firm's clients
Poole law firm employee exploited her position to extort money from two of the firm’s vulnerable clients.
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NewsCCRC refers first pre-2000 Post Office conviction for appeal
Patricia Owen died in 2003 but her family has campaigned for her name to be cleared.
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OpinionMacrocrimes magnified
Treatise on International Criminal Law: Volume III: International Criminal Procedure (second edition).
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NewsStalker turned up at KC's chambers, court hears
Man admits one charge of stalking and will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court at a later date.
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NewsMoJ urged to produce mission statement for prisons
House of Lords committee says there is a lack of clarity on what objectives should be prioritised.
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OpinionWhat are prisons actually for?
Solving the crisis requires more than simply creating more prison spaces.
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NewsEarly handling of rape cases 'not good enough', CPS watchdog finds
Prosecutors criticised for interrogating victim credibility but not scrutinising suspects' behaviours and actions.
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NewsReoffending no higher under release scheme, says prisons minister
Lord Timpson says reoffending rate ‘no more than we normally see’, but probation service is 'really struggling'.