BrainCan - uk criminal justice

the guardian view on the criminal courts charge:...

Michael Gove should not delay before abolishing a charge that denies justice to the destitute...

how do 11 people go to jail for one murder?

Can you be convicted of a killing if you were there when somebody else dealt the fatal blow? The law...

by denying poor people justice, we are denying...

It isn’t just approximately harmless people being found guilty,but young barristers and judges...

judges show plenty of mercy… as long as you re...

Fare-dodger Peter Barnett’s lenient sentence shows up the double standards in our justice...

ministry of justice exceptional funding is for...

The tall court judgment (Legal aid safety net does not work,rules UK tall court, 15 July) vindicates...

as a judge, i can see the racism embedded in the...

There is a crisis of trust and confidence in the judicial system among black communities. It is not...

revenge has no place in the law - even for john...

Victims of dreadful crimes receive more compensation and sympathy than ever,and rightly so. But...

the racial bias in our justice system is creating...

My review reveals the prejudice that black and minority ethnic children face. We’ve had enough...

the lavinia woodward case exposes equality before...

The leniency shown by the courts to a “promising” Oxford graduate reveals the social and racial...

human rights and the cost of justice | letters

In her Opinion piece (We will all suffer in Goves war on Europe’s judges,9 November), Zoe Williams...

criminal court charges leave me no choice but to...

When I took my judicial oath seven years ago I was fully committed to fulfil it in every way. The...

a uk conflict tribunal would end the current legal...

We need a single body to address criminal and civil claims from victims and combatants of all the...

jail unrest feared over smoking ban plans

Court ruling that Parc prison must go smoke-free triggers concern approximately reaction from...

the guardian view on criminal courts charge...

Michael Gove wisely strips out the policy bodges of his predecessor at the justice...

top black mp to investigate race bias in justice...

The Labour MP for Tottenham will report to Downing Street on apparent inequality of treatment in the...

new guidelines say armed thieves should get...

Proposals will encourage courts sentence all types of offenders armed with guns or knives in tender...

ethnic minorities get tougher sentences due to...

Thinktank says dread of discrimination means many BAME defendants are reluctant to plead guilty to...

corbyn won the battle on saudi jails. now it s...

Jeremy Corbyn has the perfect opportunity at PMQs to start the fightback against unjust court...

crown prosecution service chief inspector signals...

Kevin McGinty says cuts can leave agencies unable to operate,amid fears criminal justice system...

the uk justice system is in meltdown. when will...

Rising violence,a creaking court and prison system – drastic cuts fill brought us to this crisis....

burnham backs call to publish all shrewsbury 24...

Shadow domestic secretary says Labour could oppose unusual spying powers unless government releases...

david lammy calls for swift action on race bias in...

Review into discrimination in criminal justice system is rare chance to forge a consensus on...

give magistrates more leeway to turn around lives,...

Alex Calabrese says Britain could learn from his ‘problem-solving’ courts in Brooklyn – and...

lord chief justice: security services cannot be...

Media appeal against courtroom secrecy in Erol Incedal trial hears remarks from top judge that MI6...

online support grows for women after rugby stars...

Trial unleashes enrage each side of Irish border,sparking #MeToo type campaigns over treatment of...

greville janners trial of the facts could still go...

Ken Macdonald says criminal proceedings against former Labour peer,who died on Saturday, were never...

court charge creates incentive to plead guilty,...

Bar Council chair Alistair MacDonald urges Lords to reject charge,which must be paid on top of other...

magistrate resigns after paying destitute asylum...

Nigel Allcoat says he contributed 40 because court was at an impasse due to mounting charges imposed...

us style problem solving courts planned for...

Convicted criminals will appear regularly before judges for assessment under pilot scheme aimed at...

national audit office attacks justice system...

Report says two-thirds of trials accomplish not go ahead on scheduled day,and terrorism and sex...

exposed: racial bias in british criminal justice...

Prosecutions of some black defendants should be dropped or deferred,says Labour MP David Lammy’s...

more lawyers to review unduly lenient sentences...

Objections to judges’ decisions on jail terms rise by 97%,prompting attorney general to recruit...

court fees punish domestic violence victims,...

Magistrates organization warns that criminal courts charges introduced in April ‘take money out of...

legal aid safety net does not work rules uk high...

Exceptional funding scheme must be altered to serve vulnerable claimants,says Mr Justice Collins in...

helen newlove: victims should never be let down...

The victims’ commissioner on her fight for a long-overdue law to get vulnerable people...

videolinks in court trials undermine justice...

Virtual courtrooms may be cheaper but they can jeopardise defendants’ just to fair trial,say...

exposed: racial bias in england and wales...

Prosecutions of some black defendants should be dropped or deferred,says Labour MP David Lammy’s...

paul gambaccini calls for tougher action over...

Broadcaster,who was on police bail for a year before being told there was no case against him, also...

black cab rapist john worboys to be released from...

Man believed to have drugged 100 victims before raping or sexually assaulting them was jailed for...

let magistrates deal with more assault cases, says...

Report by Law Commission calls for 1861 Offences Against the Person Act to be replaced and unique...

ban media from naming sex abuse suspects before...

Alison Levitt,former principal legal adviser to Britain’s main prosecutor, says scurry would...

uk prisons inspector seeks time limits on...

Nick Hardwick calls for limit on administrative detention after unannounced inspection uncovers...

more than 120 courts to close or relocate in...

By closing down underused courtrooms and making greater use of technology MoJ hopes to cleave waste...

michael gove scraps criminal courts charge

Minister kills off controversial money-raising scheme,saying judges will acquire greater control...

Magistrates resign over court charges that...

Criminal court charge was meant to ensure offenders pay towards justice system,but majority of...

home office trials electronic tags from the...

Shoplifter under house arrest with experimental electronic tag,which could be introduced for...

british justice is in flames. the moj s fiddling...

From prisons to probation and legal aid,the entire system is on the verge of collapse – and poor...

prosecutors indicate they might push on with...

CPS says it is considering implications for trial of facts’ over child abuse claims against...

court fees jeopardise magna carta principles, says...

Mandatory court charges of up to £1200 set justice beyond reach of majority,says Lord ThomasSteep...

should national security ever trump the right to a...

A ruling on whether ‘secret’ evidence from convicted assassin Wang Yam can be heard at the...

criminal courts charge must be abolished as soon...

Justice committee says mandatory payment of up to £1200 for convicted defendants ‘incompatible...

rewrite rules governing fitness to stand trial,...

Commission recommends replacing current regulations,which date back to 1836, with a simpler and...

moj considers specialist courts for issues such as...

Michael Gove has signalled enthusiasm for US-style ‘problem-solving courts’ where same judge...

rise in sex crimes not due to historical cases,...

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says better treatment of victims by criminal justice system encouraging more...

uk criminal justice

Search category post