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02 February 2022
Categories: Legal News , In Court , Profession , Criminal
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LNB news: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) publishes annual report for 2020-2021

The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (CACD) has published its annual report for 2020-21. The report covers an overview of the year, the progress of the CACD, victims of trafficking, diversity and CACD statistics for the period

Lexis®Library update: In his foreword to the report, Vice President of the CACD, Lord Justice Fulford said:

'I wish to pay tribute to the judiciary, the CACD Office (including the court clerks and ushers), the advocates, the solicitors sitting behind the advocates, the prison staff, the stenographers and the probation service for their tremendous assistance over the last 12 months, enabling the Court to emerge out of a difficult time unscathed.'

The report is accessible here.

Source: A Review of the Year in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) 2020 – 2021

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 1 February 2022 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

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