Crime

Articles

8 Feb 2021

Covid-19 and the criminal courts: Investment is the key

Nick Titchener, director and defence solicitor at Lawtons Law, explains what's needed to get the CJS back on its feet

4 Feb 2021

Who bears the burden?

John Binns considers the potential impact of imposing an additional burden on firms with the proposed AML levy

29 Jan 2021

Nightingale courts

29 Jan 2021

Jury trials

27 Jan 2021

Payment proposals for criminal lawyers 'favour prosecution'

There are warnings that plans for criminal lawyers to be paid for work done before suspects are charged could tip the scales in favour of the prosecution 

20 Jan 2021

Hidden but unprotected

Jennifer Twite warns lawyers to be cautious if they suspect a child client is passing information to the police

19 Jan 2021

Critical system failure: no CJS recovery without government support

The risks facing the criminal justice system have reached a critical point, a report warns

1 Jan 2021

From Bosnia to the Home Office

When Malcolm Simmons left his role as president of EU international judges and returned to England and set up as a consultant, his chief concern was practice development