Barristers have urged greater use of remote hearings to help reduce the criminal cases backlog and expedite justice—as long as consistency and predictability can be improved
When does peaceful protest turn into criminal damage? In this week’s NLJ, Nicholas Dobson tackles the ‘lawful excuse’ defence, covering recent case law including high-profile environmental group Extinction Rebellion’s spray-painting of a council building
The sentencing of Valdo Calocane to a hospital and restrictions order, rather than imprisonment, was not unduly lenient, the Lady Chief Justice and two judges have held
Offenders convicted of non-fatal strangulation and non-fatal suffocation could receive up to four years and six months in prison
Criminal lawyers will be offered a ten-year contract when the next procurement process begins, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) confirmed this week
Extra safeguards could be introduced to protect children and vulnerable people from being strip searched by the police
Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London
Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds
Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment