Monday, 21 June 2021 14:51
Remote juries
Remote juries could jeopardise the security of court proceedings, alienate participants, and prove more expensive than in-person hearings, the Law Society has warned.
Monday, 21 June 2021 14:33
Acquittal secured
Natalie Dennington secures not guilty verdicts after a three day trial.
Thursday, 17 June 2021 12:28
The right to die
In a posthumous message published today, assisted dying campaigner Noel Conway has declared that it is ‘only a question of time’ before the law changes to allow terminally ill people to end their lives
Thursday, 17 June 2021 12:09
Police corruption
An 8 year enquiry into the mishandling of a murder investigation has found that met to be "institutionally corrupt" reports the Mail.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 11:09
Pre sentence reports before plea
Pre-sentence reports are being piloted at 15 magistrates’ courts as part of the government's pledge to adopt a 'smarter approach' to sentencing
Monday, 24 May 2021 12:05
Nightingale court closure
Three Nightingale courts hosting criminal cases will shut by the end of June, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed, despite calls for more court capacity.
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 11:03
CPS errors
The Crown Prosecution Service has revealed that three in 10 cases were incorrectly charged under coronavirus legislation, blaming errors on frequent changes to rules covering activities such as social gatherings and travel.
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 10:21
Why advice is so important
A new study by the Justice Gap has found that children are susceptible to pleading guilty when innocent.
Friday, 30 April 2021 11:03
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Friday, 30 April 2021 10:57
Court closures
A question mark hangs over the future of 12 Nightingale courts, which are operating under licences that expire in two months’ time.
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 10:30
Review of COVID fines
All 85,000-plus Covid fines issued in England during the pandemic should be reviewed, MPs and peers have said, after more than a quarter of prosecutions in the first two months of the year for breaching the regulations were shown to have been wrongly brought.
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:51
Post office disclosure failings
A senior lawyer for the Post Office talked of dissuading accused postmasters from jumping on the 'bandwagon’ of attacking the Horizon computer system, it has emerged.
Tuesday, 20 April 2021 12:56
Lack of data
An investigation by the Gazette has revealed a dearth of information about the type of people who serve on juries, as experts claim the government is not doing enough to monitor ‘seismic’ changes in the justice system
Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:35
COVID test kits
All courts and tribunals in England will offer home test kits for Covid-19 from early next month while on-site test centres will close, the Ministry of Justice has said.
