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Criminally in need of reform? Premium Content
Other countries must exercise caution when drawing inspiration from the UK’s Criminal Cases Review Commission, Jon Robins argues
28 July 2023 / Dr Jon Robins
The IICSA report: a perceived lost opportunity? Premium Content
Despite the next steps set out by the inquiry into child sexual abuse, the government response has been, for many, all talk & little action: Maryam Syed discusses the path forward for those who feel failed
28 July 2023 / Maryam Syed
Opinions sought on expanding criminal injuries scheme to include IICSA recommendations
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 could be extended to include more forms of child sexual abuse, with the time limit for applications increased from the current two years to seven years, as recommended last October by the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
26 July 2023
PACE revisions under consultation
The Home Office has announced it will shortly be holding a six-week consultation on revisions to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice A. 
26 July 2023
Chair of Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board appointed
Retired judge Deborah Taylor has been appointed chair of the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board (CLAAB), which provides independent advice to the Lord Chancellor on criminal legal aid schemes.
26 July 2023
LNB NEWS: MoJ announces appointment of new Chair of the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced the appointment of Her Honour Deborah Taylor as the new Chair of the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board (CLAAB).
24 July 2023
Stop & search: misunderstanding the brief? Premium Content
Neil Parpworth outlines the latest thinking—& some potential inaccuracies—from the Home Office on stop & search powers
21 July 2023 / Neil Parpworth
The individual under international criminal law (Pt 2) Premium Content
How is international criminal law enforced today, & how might it be applied to contemporary war criminals? Simon Parsons weighs up the options
21 July 2023 / Simon Parsons
Wrong place, wrong time? Premium Content
Dominic Regan recounts some unfortunate tales of those who have (inadvertently or not) found themselves in an awkward situation
21 July 2023 / Dominic Regan
Criminal court backlog grows again
The criminal court backlog has grown and the number of part-time judges has fallen. 
19 July 2023
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Stronger rights for cohabiting couples proposed
Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
Medics ring alarm on hidden clinical negligence cost of AI
Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned
AI sandbox launches with legal
The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly
Broadening funerary options set out by Law Commission
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence roll-out to tackle Crown Court delays
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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