Procedures

Articles

26 Jan 2016

A private affair: Dethroning King Con without the state

Private prosecutions are on the rise; Tamlyn Edmonds and Ashley Fairbrother discuss the roaring success that was the conviction of fraudulent businessman Ketan Somaia

25 Jan 2016

Accusations of sexual offences: Time does not bleach the stain

I don't understand the bird-brained arguments against defendant anonymity, writes The Secret Barrister

25 Jan 2016

Keir Starmer: Victims' rights must be enshrined in law

Human rights barrister says victims should be at the heart of our criminal justice system

25 Jan 2016

The Human Rights Act is not for politicians or lawyers, it's for people

Keir Starmer tells John van der Luit-Drummond the 'devil is in the detail' of the highly contentious Snooper's Charter, and that the British people need to reclaim their rights

19 Jan 2016

An encounter with 'the attorney general

Phillip Taylor recounts recent talks with Jeremy Wright QC and the chair of the ?Justice Committee, Bob Neill

19 Jan 2016

One in eight domestic abuse witnesses 'inappropriately' summoned to court

Witness attendance in magistrates' and crown courts continues to decline

13 Jan 2016

CPS fights back against claims of 'inadequate' communication to victims

Prosecution service accused of lacking empathy with template letters to victims

13 Jan 2016

Modern approach needed for 'out of date' fitness-to-plead test

Court's approach to vulnerable defendants fails to achieve just outcomes, says law commissioner