Tag: Criminal law

Akhmed Yakoob tells Legal Cheek how he cultivated his online following

Fundamental change is required to avoid a 'complete collapse', warns solicitor advocate Ben Brown

Government chooses not follow 15% minimum rise recommendation

Shit Lawyer is 'a manifesto for change', says Abigail Rolling

Low pay 👎 long hours 👎 poor work-life balance 👎

Move comes in response to 'unacceptably low' legal aid fees

'Justice system on its knees', say bar leaders

'Utterly detached from the reality', wrote one barrister on Twitter, as crumbling courts and case backlogs continue to blight justice system

The Defenders airs from spring

From Boohoo brand deals to legal aid work for St Mary's Uni law grad Tyler Cruickshank?

Many are still keen on crime but very aware of 'atrocious' pay and conditions

Low pay, long hours and a crumbling justice system could be putting off the next generation of criminal lawyers

Bristol University student and future trainee William Holmes explores the challenges ahead for brain-computer interface (BCI) systems

Sarah King juggles baking sweet treats alongside criminal casework 🍪

Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’

Few argue that the Domestic Abuse Bill will settle disagreements on consent in law, but fruitful discussions cannot begin where there is no agreed starting point

Birmingham University law student Anna Hayes considers the cases of Trevor Belle and Belly Mujinga

Criminal barrister Syam Soni casts a legal eye over Durham saga

A ‘herculean effort’ has been exerted to increase the availability of protective gear for frontline NHS staff -- but should more have been done sooner, and if so, who is accountable?

'Intention! It gives me tension! Too many cases to mention!' ?

'Much more work to be done', says SRA chief