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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
15 April 2015
Access to justice of greater concern to public than free healthcare?
An online poll commissioned by the Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA) and conducted on 1st and 2nd April 2015 by YouGov has revealed that a higher percentage of those questioned consider that British Citizens have a fundamental right to access to justice than to healthcare which is free at the point of use.
15 April 2015
The Rivlin Report - recommending a way forward for the Criminal Justice System?
Last month His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin QC, former resident judge at Southwark Crown Court and chair of the Criminal Justice and Reform group established by the Bar Council, published a report on “Criminal Justice, Advocacy and the Bar” (The Rivlin Report). The terms of reference of this review were to consider and formulate proposals for the more efficient and effective conduct of the work of the Crown Court, with a particular focus on the representation of individuals by barristers and other advocates. The report puts forward recommendations to address current failings and weaknesses within the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and the tension that exists between the interests of justice and the current state of the public finances.
15 April 2015
NCA launch high-profile strike against cyber-criminals
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has taken the lead in a concerted attack against alleged cyber-criminals.
13 April 2015
The offence formally known as revenge porn
With effect from 13 April 2015, sections 33-35 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) seek to provide an overarching answer to the problem of revenge porn.
10 April 2015
Temporary Class Drug Order – legal highs’ bubble to be ‘burst’
From today, 10 April 2015, the government brings into force a Temporary Class Drug Order making it illegal for anyone to make, supply or import five novel psychoactive substances (otherwise known as ‘legal highs’). Anyone convicted of doing so will face a sentence of up to 14 years’ imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
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