Partner Jonathan Black is to participate in a panel discussion at The Royal Society of Arts to discuss the Issues arising out of The Secret Barrister’s best selling book “Stories of the law and how it is broken” In an event chaired by broadcaster Joshua Rosenberg QC, The Secret Barrister will be on the panel … Continued
In a major announcement, the government has signalled a busy year ahead with legislative changes affecting the criminal law. New Domestic Abuse Protections Announced In a major announcement, the government has signalled a busy year ahead with legislative changes affecting the criminal law. Following on from the recent announcement about the sentencing of domestic abuse … Continued
A new domestic abuse sentencing guideline has been published today (22 February), giving courts up to date guidance that emphasises the seriousness of this offending. New ‘Domestic Abuse’ Sentencing Guidelines A new domestic abuse sentencing guideline has been published today (22 February), giving courts up to date guidance that emphasises the seriousness of this offending. … Continued
The government this week announced that West Yorkshire Police has signed up to a new identity checking service. The new service, already being used in a select number of force areas, with a further 20 going live before the end of this year, will remove the need for suspects to be taken to a police … Continued
Disclosure was a ticking bomb ready to explode. For years lawyers campaigning against legal aid cuts were advised by sympathetic reporters that they needed real examples about real people. Whilst we all had clients who could say that their fates would have been different ‘without legal aid’ only a handful were willing to relive their … Continued
New details have emerged about forensic testing deficiencies at two of the country’s leading laboratories. Police are currently investigating the circumstances, and a number of people have been arrested. Randox Testing Services (RTS) and Trimega Laboratories handle samples for some of the most high-profile criminal and family law cases, the accuracy of the tests being … Continued
Following concerns about the role of duty solicitors , Partner Jonathan Black explains where the real problems lay in the system with commentary by Sir Henry Brook http://www.legalvoice.org.uk/not-lawyers-system/ Brooke https://sirhenrybrooke.me/2017/09/14/some-thoughts-about-the-lammy-report/amp/
Jonathan Black writes for Legal Voice about the real cost of court closures , as the Government tries to introduce flexible hours . http://www.legalvoice.org.uk/flexible-courts-local-justice/
Partner Jon Black writes for Legal Voice, that Pro Bono is nothing more than poly filler for The Justice Gap. Many people charged with criminal offences are no longer eligible for legal aid. Will Pro Bono departments be encouraged to take on these cases to fill the justice gap? See full article here http://www.legalvoice.org.uk/whats-good-pro-bono/
BSB solicitors, a busy well established, Central London firm ranked in Chambers and Partners are recruiting. We are a small and friendly firm based in the heart of London within modern comfortable offices carrying out a mix of publicly and privately funded work. Despite our size, we have a considerable reputation which ensures that we … Continued
Regular contributor to solicitor’s Journal , Jon Black reviews Developments in Criminal Practice over the last 12 months New legal aid contracts, clourt closures, the battle against touts and challenges to the new disclosure regime, as well as fundamental changes to the law on Joint Enterprise made 2016 and eventful year writes Jon Black. http://solicitorsjournal.com/sites/default/files/issue/vol-160/endofyearreview2016/hD8her234d/index.html#14
Increased sentencing powers should not be seen as a morale-boosting tool for the magistracy, writes Jonathan Black. Just as I was thinking about going to sleep last night, news broke on my Twitter feed of a fatal stabbing, and two others serious injuries, at HMP Pentonville. Alarming as it was, it came as no surprise. A … Continued
