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30 May 2025
Issue: 8118 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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NLJ this week: Time for change at the top of the CCRC?

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The astonishing failures at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) have had a devastating impact on those it was set up to protect. The question now is what should be done? NLJ columnist Jon Robins highlights a radical suggestion by Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss in a House of Lords debate on the subject this month

But when did the CCRC’s decline begin, why, how and under whose watch? Robins, a keen observer of the failings at the CCRC, offers his own take on the CCRC, noting in particular the ‘complacent’ attitude of its senior leadership who rarely come into the office.
Issue: 8118 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

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