3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (542+ words) Government plans to use AI to make court transcripts The Justice Gap Government plans to use AI to make court transcripts The government has unveiled a plan to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make court transcriptions cheaper and more accessible....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (296+ words) The government has announced a major overhaul of the youth justice system in England and Wales, with plans to lift the criminal age of criminal responsibility, cut the number of children on remand, pilot new problem-solving youth courts and review…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (597+ words) Paddy Hill died on December 23, 2024 at his home just after his 80th birthday. "The whole intention of every arm of the British state was that Paddy should die in prison, not at home," Gareth Peirce told the audience at Edinburgh Napier…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (321+ words) Lawyers called on Keir Starmer to drop jury plans and instead deliver on its promise to set up rape courts, in response to a King's Speech that pledged "significant reforms' to the criminal justice system as part of a wider…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (404+ words) Shocking" loss of evidence in controversial Orkneys murder case The Justice Gap Shocking" loss of evidence in controversial Orkneys murder case The loss of dozens of files from a controversial 1994 murder investigation in the Orkneys has been described by the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (240+ words) The government's determination to restructure our courts and dismantle our long-standing framework of jury trials should not stand in the way of this vital investment, for without it an already crumbling system will fail'," Criminal Bar Association Chair Riel Karmy-Jones…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (279+ words) But this is more than a case of criminal damage caused by a serving prisoner. The judge has allowed Outlaw's legal team to run the defence of duress, and they will argue that the stress caused by the indefinite nature…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (454+ words) The Justice Gap Barrister faces contempt over Palestine Action jury speech Rajiv Menon KC is accused of breaching Mr Justice Johnson's directions during the first trial of six Palestine Action activists, including Charlotte Head, whom he represented. The allegation centres…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (265+ words) A seventh case of a man serving a controversial indeterminate prison sentence has been sent to the Court of Appeal by the miscarriages of justice watchdog this week. Daniel Grace was given an indeterminate detention for public protection (DPP) with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (809+ words) The Justice Gap Press ban on Bamber: "ridiculous, "disingenuous and illegal The ban on Jeremy Bamber talking to the media has been criticised as "patently ridiculous and disingenuous and will be challenged by his legal team. As reported by Simon…...