All Criminal justice articles – Page 99
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NewsProsecution disclosure failures to be probed
HM chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service says the system is straightforward but carrying out disclosure is causing difficulties.
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NewsLegal aid contributions decision to face judicial review
Court of Appeal urges ‘meaningful negotiations’ between parties in dispute over a capital contribution order.
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NewsBrexit lobby lawyer sets out practice priorities
Clive Thorne of pro-Leave group Lawyers for Britain wants to see urgent action in areas including IP and competition law.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for three years over £360,000 wine scam
Michael Wilson sentenced for laundering £100,000 from a scam which duped investors out of thousands of pounds.
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NewsRoad offences firm cleared of misleading advertising
Advertising Standards Authority rules Patterson Law entitled to claim it had helped thousands of clients to avoid harsher penalties.
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FeatureDrugs, dogs, curfews and costs
Changes to the law around psychoactive substances, dangerous dogs and legal aid travel costs.
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NewsMichael Gove accepts ‘breaking point’ report on criminal justice
Justice secretary says a damning report by the public accounts committee was a ‘welcome wake-up call’.
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NewsDefendants must be allowed legal advice before early guilty pleas, MPs say
Justice select committee highlights concerns about unrepresented defendants.
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NewsLords question creating new criminal offences ‘by regulation’
Constitution committee says Children and Social Work Bill continues a worrying trend.
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NewsSuspended sentence for juror who researched defendant
Solicitor general warns jurors about their responsibilities after two are found guilty of contempt of court.
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NewsSnap consultation on criminal legal aid contracts
Legal Aid Agency offers to extend current contingency contracts while it consults with representative bodies.
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NewsNew protocol for criminal defence on prosecution ‘failures’
Guide will help practitioners advise clients where disclosure by prosecution is inadequate or late.
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NewsCriminal justice system ‘under stress’, MPs warn
Public accounts committee reports that the number of CPS lawyers has fallen by 27% since 2010.
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NewsBar dominates Gove’s new advisory council
Law Society 'very disappointed' by composition of new thinktank chaired by Gary Bell QC, which it says is 'unrepresentative' and lacking 'day-to-day experience of routine criminal practice'.
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News‘Legalizer’ to chair Michael Gove’s criminal justice council
When he scrapped dual contracting in January, the lord chancellor pledged to establish a new advisory council of solicitors and barristers to tackle waste and ‘abuses’ in legal aid provision.
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FeatureCriminal justice – new advisory council
The chair of the lord chancellor’s new advisory council of solicitors and barristers wants to hear from professionals involved in the criminal justice system about how to eliminate waste and abuses.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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NewsQueen’s speech: courts and prisons to be reformed
Offenders will be given a second chance under Prison and Courts Reform Bill.
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