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The Latest Breaking News from the Criminal Bar Association

Victims of crime ‘held to ransom’ by criminal Bar strike, Long says

Naomi Long said in one week of the Criminal Bar Association strike, 10 trials, 57 arraignments and 22 sentencing hearings were directly affected.

Evening Standard

Lammy says jury trials ‘fundamental’ ahead of expected reforms to limit them

Mr Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the courts system including recommendations from Sir Brian Leveson.

Evening Standard

Top barrister disbarred over sexual misconduct towards young aspiring lawyer

A tribunal panel found three charges of professional misconduct proven against Navjot ‘Jo’ Sidhu KC in December last year.

Evening Standard

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The crisis in the courts in England and Wales: how did we get here?

Official data paints bleak picture of justice system, with large backlog of cases and record numbers on remand

The Guardian - UK

UK barrister made aspiring lawyer have ‘unwanted sex’ with him, tribunal hears

Former Criminal Bar Association chair Navjot Sidhu denies predatory behaviour towards two women

The Guardian - UK

‘Warning shot’ to ministers over legal aid as barristers raise threat of industrial action

Threat of further disruption in crisis-stricken justice system as patience with new government wears thin

The Independent UK

More trauma for rape victims as court backlog doubles in two years due to lawyer shortage

Exclusive: ‘The impact on women who have been waiting so long is devastating and we are aware of at least one attempted suicide,’ lawyer says

The Independent UK

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Two thirds of rape and sex crime prosecutors threatening to quit

The average wait from an allegation of rape to the end of a criminal trial can be as long as five and a half years

Evening Standard

More than 2,000 criminal trials abandoned due to crumbling courts and lawyer shortages

Between January and June this year, 1,854 criminal trials could not take place due to the absence of a prosecutor, defence lawyer, magistrate, or judge

Evening Standard

Record number of trials adjourned over failure to bring suspects from prison to court

Exclusive: Defendants stuck in custody vans miles from court while victims, witnesses, lawyers and police spend wasted hours awaiting them at ‘untold’ cost

The Independent UK

New Justice Secretary warned he inherits a ‘crisis’ from Raab

Alex Chalk will inherit plenty of challenges including grappling with concerns about delays in the court system.

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