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Two thirds of magistrates' cases are now fast-tracked behind closed doors
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAlmost two-thirds of magistrates court cases are now dealt with behind-closed-doors, it has been...
Justice behind closed doors: Number of cases dealt with hits record high
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe number of crimes being prosecuted behind closed doors in England and Wales has risen to its...
Woman with Down's Syndrome and learning difficulties faced TV Licensing prosecution
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA woman with Down’s Syndrome has been handed a criminal conviction for not paying the TV Licence,...
Single Justice Procedure: Magistrates can intervene in controversial criminal cases, says minister
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSick pensioners and vulnerable people could be saved from criminal conviction by magistrates sitting...
Controversial fast-track Single Justice Procedure needs reforming, admits Cabinet minister
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA controversial fast-track justice system needs reforming, a Cabinet minister has conceded after a...
‘Criminal Justice’ Returns For Fourth Run In India: “It’s Hard To Underestimate What This Show Did...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEXCLUSIVE: Disney+ Hotstar isn’t done with the Criminal Justice franchise just yet — in fact, it...
Children unlawfully handed criminal convictions in fast-track justice system
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChildren have been unlawfully handed criminal convictions in a fast-track justice system in which...
Don't turn your backs on justice: Fresh calls for action over fast-track courts system
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPoliticians are facing fresh pressure to reform the broken Single Justice Procedure as more victims...
Pressure mounts for rethink on ‘fast track’ justice after more outcry over cases
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPressure is mounting on the Government to investigate the controversial single justice procedure as...
End secret Single Justice Procedure hearings to restore faith in justice system, say editors
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSecret court hearings for crimes like truancy and TV Licence evasion must be opened up to...