Procedures

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Mental health and the criminal justice system

For those who work at the coalface of the criminal justice system, it is becoming quite clear that more and more people suffering from mental health problems are being prosecuted and brought before the courts for a range of criminal allegations.

Progression on prostitution laws must go further

A liberal and progressive parliamentary report on sex workers is heartening, says Nigel Richardson, but the criminal law needs to be clear and consistently enforced

Banking litigators and regulators to be big winners post Brexit

LIBOR investigations continue as expected FCA expansion means banks will need advice on UK financial services regulations

£20m retrieval should preserve SFO's future, says lawyer

Agency 'here to stay' as the role of 'silent' NCA brought into question

Witnesses adrift without a paddle

New SFO interview guidance flies in the face of the right to legal representation, writes Brian Swan

In the genes: 'The baronetcy of Stichill

Ane Vernon discusses how DNA evidence can be used to rebut the presumption of legitimacy and challenge succession to a hereditary title

Unravelling the paradox 'of guilty-innocence

Richard Easton considers whether the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings, enshrined in article 6.2, extends to protect individuals facing subsequent employment vetting

Lord Thomas: Time has come for a criminal code

UK's top judge bangs the drum for reform of the criminal law