Procedures

Articles

26 Jul 2016

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

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

25 Jul 2016

Witnesses adrift without a paddle

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

25 Jul 2016

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

12 Jul 2016

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

8 Jul 2016

Lord Thomas: Time has come for a criminal code

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

8 Jul 2016

The legal week in 60 seconds

Legal Aid

6 Jul 2016

'Dragnet' joint enterprise process needs to be reassessed

Changes will increase defendants' understanding of joint enterprise prosecutions

28 Jun 2016

Police mistreatment of the vulnerable

The ongoing debate concerning the treatment of vulnerable youths while in police custody has been on the news agenda again lately, following the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into Sussex Police's arrest and treatment of an 11-year-old girl with mental health problems.