Crime

Articles

24 Jun 2020

Young offenders face 'travesty of justice' because of backlog

Hundreds of children will be convicted as adults because of severe delays in the criminal justice system, a charity has warned

19 Jun 2020

'Serious risk' of widescale market collapse of criminal firms

Government must urgently address firms' cashflow problems as the first wave of criminal law firm closures hits, warns the Law Society

18 Jun 2020

Lockdown devastates conveyancing, criminal and immigration practices

High street lawyers are hit “hard and fast” by covid-19 with residential conveyancing suffering disproportionately, a significant report has found

16 Jun 2020

Criminal legal aid firms folding at 'alarming rate'

Immediate action is required to save the criminal justice system, the Law Society has warned, as figures reveal a 10% drop in legal aid firms since 2019

15 Jun 2020

Ex senior crown prosecutor backs private prosecution of Dominic Cummings

Nazir Afzal, a solicitor and former regional chief prosecutor, throws his hat into the ring saying the law is to be applied equally and fairly to all

10 Jun 2020

QC identifies 'gender brief gap'

Jaime Hamilton QC has called out “sexism” in the appointment of lawyers to high-profile cases

9 Mar 2020

COVID-19 emergency laws to trigger virtual courts

28 Feb 2020

MoJ criminal legal aid proposals: 'Fiddling while Rome burns'