All Criminal justice articles – Page 97
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NewsCrime agency admits acting illegally in death penalty case
Phone metadata was provided to support conviction of two men over Thailand murder of British nationals.
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Law ReportFalse imprisonment
Queen’s Bench Division ruled Michael Barrymore was not lawfully arrested and subsequently able to recover damages from police.
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NewsExclusive: FoI reveals flexible pilot courts running at only half capacity
Official figures raise fresh questions about the controversial tests due to start later this year.
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Law ReportCriminal justice
Court of Appeal allowed the defendant optometrist’s appeal against conviction and quashed her conviction for an offence of gross negligence manslaughter.
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NewsCPS to treat online hate crime as seriously as face-to-face offences
Alison Saunders says hate crime is a priority area for the Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsPolice tighten procedures after sending woman's phone data to alleged abuser's solicitor
Woman who accused her partner of domestic abuse had volunteered her phone as evidence.
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OpinionChange the law to thwart the moped muggers
Police officers are hamstrung when seeking to give pursuit.
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NewsBeleaguered solicitors highlight ongoing disclosure fight
Rules on procedure a 'stick to beat the defence with', criminal practitioners complain.
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NewsDPP raps 'inaccurate' press reports of rape prosecutions
Alison Saunders says media coverage should not hinder sensible public debate.
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FeatureThe laws the Grenfell Inquiry must tackle
The many difficulties the inquiry team will have to face in a regulatory minefield.
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Law ReportIraq War
High Court refuse defendant attempt to gain permission for Supreme Court to issue a summons for a private prosecution of Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Lord Goldsmith.
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NewsFamily ties key to offender rehabilitation, government report finds
Lord Farmer’s review claims family relationships are ‘fundamentally important’.
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NewsJudge and counsel cross swords in 'astonishing' 15-week trial
'Rude and childish': Applications to appeal convictions are dismissed after judgment tells of acrimonious exchanges between bench and barristers.
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FeatureCriminal - statutory changes
The criminal law provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 have been brought substantially into force and with unusual speed. Urgent provisions were brought into force on royal assent on 31 January 2017. These included a redefinition of ‘sexual exploitation’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 so as to ...
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NewsJudge spearheading late-night courts confronts the critics
Fulford LJ insists no-one will have to work longer hours - and says the idea could ’fade into history’ if controversial pilots do not work.
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NewsExtended court pilot is back - with 8am starts and 8pm finishes
HMCTS chief names six court buildings that will be tested over six months.
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OpinionWhitlam’s Law: Time to change outmoded drink-driving laws
Law must give prosecutors ability to catch those drink-driving on private land.
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Law Report
Terrorism
The Secretary of State was granted permission to issue terrorist prevention and investigation measures
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NewsSentence review extended to more terror offences
Unduly lenient sentence scheme will cover convictions under Terror Act 2000, Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 and Terrorism Act 2006.