Seven out of 10 people (71%) expressed concern that cuts to legal aid could lead to innocent people being convicted of crimes they did not commit. The poll, published today, reckoned that two-thirds (67%) of the British public agreed that legal...
An all-day protest by close to 400 barristers in the North West over what was called ‘a wholesale restructuring of the criminal courts’ caused disruption yesterday. It was reported that of the 241 cases originally listed, 15 trials...
News Digest for week commencing 4 February 2013, by Emma Walker Parliament facing largest reduction in ability to hold power to account in living memory: At the end of last week the Shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan MP, tweeted the speech...
Lawyers are baffled by some parts of the government’s outline for judicial review reform, and warn that other parts could ‘endanger compliance with EU law’, writes Elizabeth Davidson. The Prime Minister implied that legal challenges were...