Crime

Articles

22 Sept 2017

The consequences of failing to prevent tax evasion by corporates

Christopher Gribbin and Holly Buick discuss the new offences created by the Criminal Finances Act, a report into widespread issues with disclosure, and the recently introduced money laundering regulations

21 Sept 2017

Government road safety review welcomed by lawyers

Two-phase review announced following Charlie Alliston case

19 Sept 2017

Law Society backs calls for post-Brexit security cooperation

Government pledges new security, law enforcement, and criminal justice partnership with EU

12 Sept 2017

Half of jurors in rape cases reach guilty verdict before deliberation

Juries not necessarily offering 'fair and impartial assessment' of evidence, says researcher

12 Sept 2017

Independence of duty solicitors must be made clear

Headhunt lawyers who are appropriate for judicial roles, suggests criminal solicitor

8 Sept 2017

The price of open justice

PNM demonstrates that the competing principles of suspects' privacy and the freedom to report public court proceedings have yet to be comfortably reconciled, writes Richard Easton

8 Sept 2017

Judicial diversity 'step change' needed to ensure fair treatment of BAME defendants

Lammy report recommends targets for the appointment of minority ethnic judges

30 Aug 2017

'Is this really manslaughter? Really?'

The jury's finding in the case of Charlie Alliston should serve as a reminder to prosecutors of asking themselves the big question, writes Peter Bowles