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6 Aug 2015

Revenge porn offences will be pursued

According to recent reports, in the six months prior to April 2015, 14 police forces dealt with 139 cases of revenge porn, compared with 149 incidents recorded by eight police forces between January 2012 and June 2014, writes Caroline Dunne

5 Aug 2015

Urgent review of Criminal Courts Charge needed, says Howard League

Frances Crook: 'It is the poor who will find themselves entrenched in their poverty by these criminal charges'

28 Jul 2015

A complainant calls: How fair is res gestae?

The fact a defendant can effectively be deprived of the right to challenge his accuser must be revisited, argues Ben Henriques

21 Jul 2015

The top ten dumbest insurance fraud claims

Identifying fraud can be tricky, but some claimants make it easier than others, explains Nicola Smith

7 Jul 2015

The litigants in person who are playing a game

Nicholas Heaton and Giles Hutt advise on whether to assist unrepresented opponents and when to detect foul play

24 Jun 2015

Charity Commission issues donation warning

Charities have recently been accused of funding groups with terrorist connections

24 Jun 2015

CPS North East failing to get cases in magistrates' courts to trial

HMCPSI concludes the area faces considerable challenges, against a backdrop of reducing resources, if it is to reverse the decline in performance

24 Jun 2015

Supreme Court dismisses QASA appeal to protect the public

Disappointed criminal barristers make new law but ultimately lose out in decision over quality scheme for advocacy