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Man admits to plotting to steal Declan Donnelly's £70k Range Rover

Oliver Hart and a gang of thieves admitted to conspiracy to steal at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on Friday 23 September after plotting to nick luxury vehicles

Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022

High Court challenge to defendants being freed from prison is delayed by Legal Aid blunders

Thousands of Crown Court hearings around the country are being disrupted

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2022

Nottingham's new top judge was told at school to apply to 'Woolworths'

She'll be dealing with the city's most dangerous and violent criminals

Nottingham Post · Sep 11, 2022

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New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis agrees to meet barristers on strike

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has agreed to meet with striking barristers next week, as new figures show the Crown Court backlog has risen to almost 60,000 cases.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

Almost 60,000 cases in crown court backlog as barristers to go on strike

Dispute over legal aid fees means barristers will be walking out from Friday

Wales Online · Aug 22, 2022

Police sent letter deterring woman from sexual assault complaint

"The poor complainant in this case was treated extraordinarily badly by Merseyside Police"

Liverpool Echo · Aug 7, 2022

Man jailed for killing his abusive grandad in first ever televised court case

Ben Oliver, 25, was acquitted of murder but had admitted the manslaughter of 74-year-old David Oliver in Mottingham, south London, on January 19 last year

Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022

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Filming and broadcast of proceedings at criminal courts in Wales given go ahead

The Ministry of Justice has said the sentencing remarks of judges at crown courts in England and Wales will be broadcast for the first time in a century

Wales Online · Jul 28, 2022

TV cameras allowed in Old Bailey for first time as man sentenced for killing own grandad

Judge Sarah Munro QC is expected to be filmed as she passes sentence on Ben Oliver for the manslaughter of his grandfather - with the footage broadcast on news channels and made available online through Sky News, BBC, ITN and the PA news agency

Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022

TV cameras to film Crown Court sentencing for the first time ever

Viewers can watch a judge as she sentences a man for the manslaughter of his grandfather

Wales Online · Jul 27, 2022

Lawyers and lords hail 'overdue' Crown Court first as sentences to be filmed for first time

"With the advance of technology it’s overdue — it should have been available for TV"

Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022

Historic moment as TV cameras to film Old Bailey criminal court hearing for first time

The first televised Crown Court sentencing hearing in history is set to take place on Thursday as cameras are allowed back into the criminal courts for the first time in almost a century.

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022

First televised sentencing to make legal history at Old Bailey

Judge Sarah Munro QC is expected to be filmed as she passes sentence on Ben Oliver for the manslaughter of his grandfather.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Criminal barristers struggle to afford fuel, children and homes

"I can't write to United Utilities and say - I might be able to pay you in about two years' time"

Liverpool Echo · Jul 9, 2022

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Bristol Post · Jun 27, 2022

Barristers walk out of Bristol Crown Court in dispute with Government over 'below minimum wage' pay

"We became barristers because we believe in justice. Our system exists to ensure that the guilty are punished and that the innocent are acquitted"

Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022

Greater Manchester Police officer sacked after stalking and harassment convictions involving ex-wife and her new partner

PC Gareth Walker was dismissed without notice at a misconduct hearing

Evening Standard · May 12, 2022

Are we the bad guys in Wagatha Christie and Depp vs Heard sagas?

When I was a schoolboy, there was nothing I enjoyed more than exaggerating a mild sniffle, sloping off school and settling down to another riveting episode of the fictional daytime Granada TV trial, Crown Court. It taught me the thrill and jeopardy of a courtroom drama early. Let’s call it…

Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2022

Comedian joked about child abuse... and is then unmasked as vile paedophile who paid fixers to live stream children being molested

Eamon Goodfellow, who ran comedy nights in Cheshire, sourced children under 13 in Romania and the Philippines for abuse

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Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022

Sir Bob Neill: Our courts are on life support. This government must act now

Increasing the capacity of the courts needs to be a government priority over the next decade. Earlier this week the BBC rightly drew attention to delays in the Crown Court and their devasting impact on those waiting for justice.

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022

‘Crumbling’ criminal justice system hampered by £1bn repair bill and lack of judges - MPs

MPs have demanded a plan from government to tackle a £1 billion court maintenance backlog and a lack of judges which are hampering the criminal justice recovery.

Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2022

Lawyers refuse to defend cases at Newcastle Crown Court in furious protest over funding

The Ministry of Justice has called on on barristers to abandon planned protest action

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens chooses jury trial over indecent exposure claims

Couzens appeared in court and will return to the Old Bailey in May

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Jury trial for Wayne Couzens over ‘indecent exposure’ charges

Sarah Everard’s killer appeared via videolink from HMP Frankland.

Liverpool Echo · Apr 2, 2022

The controversial buildings that still divide opinion on Merseyside

Some are loved, some are hated, but everybody has a view on them

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

‘Fashioned for caucasian hair’: Barrister calls for UK courts to ban wigs

Wigs must be worn during trials before the Crown Court

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