‘The fairness of the criminal courts process goes on trial this week when two men who spent a total of 24 years wrongfully imprisoned seek compensation for their ordeals.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A multimillion pound government strategy to reduce the number of women being jailed for non-violent offences has been postponed, the Guardian can disclose. Plans to set up community prisons for women and to launch a scheme that would provide support for female offenders were supposed to be announced this month. The Ministry of Justice has delayed finalisation of the strategy, which is now going to be rewritten.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Speech by Sir Brian Leveson: The Pursuit of Criminal Justice.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 26th April 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Criminal defence lawyers in England and Wales could become “extinct”, the Law Society has warned on the back of data showing that this is an increasingly ageing part of the profession.’
Legal Futures, 17th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Criminal defence solicitors are on the way to becoming extinct, according to a graphic depiction published by the Law Society today. A heatmap of duty solicitor coverage shows that in several parts of England and Wales a majority of criminal law specialists are over 50 – and that few young solicitors are choosing the specialism.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th April 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Young adults should be given special treatment in court because they are immature and need help understanding proceedings, according to a report by an influential legal reform group. The call for a fresh approach for 18- to 24-year-olds comes from the Centre for Justice Innovation as the sharp rise in knife crime highlights the criminal justice system’s problems in dealing with that age group.’
the Guardian, 10th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Some of the poorest families in England and Wales are being denied legal aid because they cannot afford the financial contributions they are required to make, according to the Law Society.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 1,000 criminal lawyers in England and Wales have experienced disclosure of evidence failings in the last year, according to a BBC survey.’
BBC News, 27th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The victims’ commissioner on her fight for a long-overdue law to get vulnerable people heard.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The scale of the disclosure crisis facing the criminal justice system has been laid bare, after a survey found that half of all lawyers were now running into problems on a daily basis and a third saying they believed it had resulted in wrongful convictions.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘They might be victims of rape, or witnesses to murder. But can they really be relied upon to tell the truth at trial?’
The Guardian, 17th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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