Sam Sharp Senior Paralegal at QS Jordans writes about the controversial Release Under Investigation Regime and whether the new Consultation on pre-charge Bail will address the concerns of victims and suspects The…
Category: Articles and Speeches
The last 10 years of historical abuse allegations a wasted decade in restoring balance in our justice system
In 2009 Mark Barlow and Mark Newby hosted a conference which brought all participants in the Criminal Justice System together to talk about the challenges of historical allegations . A paper was…
Historical Care Homes – The challenges of defending yourself a short history
If you are facing allegations about an institution you used to work at whether this is a care home , school or any other institution then it is vital that you should…
Appealing to the CACD – Solicitors Perspective
During Justice week last year the Law Society hosted a training session on Criminal Appeal Work with the Court of Appeal , The CCRC and a presentation on the Solicitors Perspective on…
Its not for the police to decide a case , they are supposed to collect the evidence
Mark Newby writes for The Justice Gap on the recent announcement of the Bernard Hogan Howe Metropolitan Commissioner that the approach to investigating Historical Allegations currently being taken may need to be…
Justice Committee – Is it time to ask searching questions of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division
[ This Article first appeared on Inside Justice and then The Justice Gap ] When the House of Commons’ justice committee finally decided to undertake a longer inquiry into the Criminal Cases…
There are no winners
As published on The Justice Gap – http://thejusticegap.com/2014/02/winners/ When the former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer introduced new guidelines to the prosecution of sexual offences, he made much of an assertion that…
Quashing Victor Nealon’s Conviction
On Friday 13th December the Conviction of Victor Nealon was finally quashed by the Court of Appeal with the reasons to be supplied early in the New Year . It had been…
Celebrity Cases and the Path to Moral Panic
Risk of moral panic over celebrity sex abuse cases The current unfolding drama surrounding the explosion of sexual allegations in a post-Savile world is providing more twists than a modern day drama…
Dangerous Dogs , Anti Social Behaviour and Miscarriage of Justice
Amongst the distraction of PCT and Save UK Justice campaigning, it is important that as lawyers working to preserve the Rule of Law, we must not take our eye off developments in…