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Backlog still rising as Crown Court breaks another record
The Crown Court backlog has hit a record high of more than 65,000 cases, the latest figures reveal
13 October 2023
Compensating the innocent: Pt 2 Premium Content
Andrew Malkinson’s exoneration highlights why a dysfunctional CCRC needs a reset, says Jon Robins
13 October 2023 / Dr Jon Robins
NLJ this week: Why the dysfunctional CCRC needs a reset
After the miscarriage of justice in the case of Andrew Malkinson, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) needs a reset, Jon Robins, NLJ columnist, writes in this week’s issue
13 October 2023
Public interest test for homicide updated
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has updated its guidance for prosecutors on the public interest considerations when dealing with ‘mercy killings’ and failed suicide pacts
11 October 2023
The UK financial crime regime: fit for purpose? (Pt 3) Premium Content
Rounding up their series on economic crime in the UK, Kate Bridgland, Oliver Cooke & Richard Marshall assess the potential of the proposed ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence
22 September 2023 / Kate Bridgland / Richard Marshall / Oliver Cooke
NLJ this week: What is the potential impact of ‘failure to prevent fraud’?
The proposed ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence is intended to close loopholes in existing legislation, but does it go far enough? 
22 September 2023
Compensating the innocent: insult to injury? Premium Content
Behind the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson lies an even greater scandal, as Jon Robins reveals
15 September 2023 / Dr Jon Robins
Zander’s reflections: how to catch criminals Premium Content
Michael Zander on what enables the police to catch criminals
15 September 2023 / Michael Zander KC
NLJ this week: Scandal of the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson
The horrifying case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, is not a one-off or an aberration, NLJ columnist Jon Robins writes in his column this week. Instead, it’s part of a wider systemic problem.
15 September 2023
Tougher sentences for strangulation & coercive control
The Sentencing Council has published its response to the recommendations of the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review, led by Clare Wade KC.
13 September 2023
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Justice committee reiterates calls to ‘urgently prioritise’ legal aid
The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns
No MI5 contempt action, rules High Court
It would not be in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5 for providing unreliable evidence about its policy of ‘neither confirming nor denying’ someone worked for the intelligence services, the High Court has held
New safeguards urged for AI use
The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents
Sir Geoffrey retires as Master of the Rolls
Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career
Pension tax changes ease probate pressures
Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions
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