‘Jury trials could be abandoned for some criminal cases in England and Wales under a radical overhaul proposed by ministers as the crown courts backlog hit a record high.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The recent decision of an FA Appeal Board in Craig Walton v Birmingham County FA (“Walton“) [1], wherein this author represented the appellant, raises several questions of procedural fairness and natural justice.’
7BR, 6th December 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
‘Revenge porn should be made a statutory civil offence to allow victims redress without having to go through a “retraumatising” criminal trial, MPs have been told.’
The Independent, 13th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A jury that has been hearing the trial of a girl accused of stabbing two teachers and a fellow pupil at a school in south Wales has been discharged because of “a great irregularity”.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The bereaved and survivors of Grenfell Tower must wait until at least 2027 – a decade after the blaze that killed 72 people – before those suspected of being responsible for the disaster could face criminal trials, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The jury in the trial of a teenager charged with arranging her own illegal abortion has been discharged for legal reasons.’
The Independent, 20th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Andrew Malkinson says he could have been spared “20 years of darkness and despair” if the jury system had not been changed to allow majority verdicts.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The fraud trial of former employees of the collapsed bakery chain Patisserie Valerie will not take place for another two and a half years, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law allowing judges to force convicted criminals to be in court for their sentencing will be in the King’s Speech, the Justice Secretary has indicated.’
The Independent, 25th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministers have been accused of “dragging their feet” over laws to force killers into the dock as Lucy Letby refuses to appear in court for her sentencing.’
The Independent, 21st August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An “unashamed and unrepentant” juror who spent two decades in the police has been jailed for six months after causing a rape trial to collapse by researching the defendant online.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Non-jury trials will continue to be used in Northern Ireland, with the secretary of state saying the move is “regrettable” but necessary due to the security situation.’
BBC News, 25th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man accused of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky 18 years ago may not stand trial until 2024.’
BBC News, 17th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In order to have a sense of how my own experience was mirrored by colleagues in Ropewalk Chambers, I conducted a recent survey asking colleagues for their own experiences regarding fundamental dishonesty at trial.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 30th March 2023
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
‘A recent High Court ruling has provided useful insights into ending the Regulation 95 Contract Making Suspension, writes Colin Ricciardiello.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman who alleges that she was raped as a teenager by an older man has called for changes to the judicial process after finding the experience of going to trial traumatic.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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