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
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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
Why is the Crown Prosecution Service recruiting corporate lawyers who couldn’t find a post after qualification rather than drawing from an experienced pool of defence practitioners, asks Jonathan Black When a well-respected prosecutor suffers a nervous breakdown and attempts to murder his spouse, it is alarming on many levels. It is well reported that stress levels … Continued
Partner Jonathan Black gave evidence to the Access to Justice enquiry launched by Lord Bach to review and assess the impact of legal aid cuts and other criminal justice reforms . Here is Sir Henry Brooke’s which includes the evidence given by Jonathan on behalf of The London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ association www.sirhenrybrooke.me/2016/04/14/the-new-access-to-justice-commission-update-9-the-clsa-and-the-lccsa/
Jonathan Black reacts to the suggestion that the Secretary of State for Justice is considering abandoning the development of problem-solving courts. See full story in Solicitors’ Journal http://www.solicitorsjournal.com/comment/problem-solving-courts-and-truss%E2%80%99s-new-tough-crime-agenda
Court efficiency ‘robbing’ defendants of legal aid Judges are increasingly failing to alert defendants that they are eligible for legal aid if a prison sentence is likely on conviction, a prominent criminal law specialist told The Brief yesterday. His comments came as a 21-year-old man was not represented by a lawyer when he pleaded guilty at Lincoln … Continued
When Frank decided to demonstrate to his friends what he had been learning in his martial arts lessons, he never expected to spend the next 20 months in the Justice System To read the chain of events that led to Frank’s acquittal on charges of possessing an imitation firearm, commonly used as a Krav Maga training aid, … Continued
BSB Solicitors have moved We are pleased to share that we are now practising from our new address on Gower Street. With easy access to mainline stations, London underground and Bus routes the office provides comfortable conference facilities to discuss clients cases in confidence. We do not operate from a serviced office or advertise using a postal service address. Our telephone details … Continued
We have dealt with many scenarios where our clients have been accused simply because they are present at the scene and even if they knew what might be likely to happen, they did not take part. We have dealt with many scenarios where our clients have been accused simply because they are present at the … Continued
