Confidence in justice system
Today’s Family Lawyer reports on our reaction to a new report which shows that victims are losing faith in the justice system.
President Nick Emmerson said: “It is disappointing but unfortunately not surprising that victim confidence in the criminal justice system is so low.
“Decades of devastating cuts and underfunding have left the system on the brink of collapse.
“Victims, witnesses and defendants are left in limbo for years waiting for trials to come to court because of the huge backlog of cases. Some courtrooms are crumbling, there are not enough lawyers and judges and prisons and probation are overwhelmed.
“We want UK government to work proactively to protect and secure access to justice and make our justice system a source of pride again.”
Cybersecurity in law firms
European Business Magazine and Legal Futures covers cybersecurity in the legal profession and the need for government protection against future cyber-attacks. According to the Law Society, 65% of law firms have been victims of cyber incidents.
Asian Achievers Awards
Leicester Times, Pukaar News and South Wales Argus continue coverage of the Asian Achiever Awards, where immediate past president Lubna Shuja will sit on the judging panel.
Also worth a read:
- Legal loophole leaves survivors unprotected – Solicitors Journal
- Only prosecute children over riots as last resort, says youth justice chair - Guardian
- LSB puts SRA Compensation Fund fee increases on hold – Legal Futures
- Labour’s building targets could boost housing market by £161.6 billion – Today’s Conveyancer
- Only 83 places left in male prisons – Telegraph (£)
- AI to be trained to help teachers mark homework under new Government plan – Standard
- Uptick in money laundering cases reaching UK courts, KPMG data shows – CityA.M
- Thousands of women could avoid jail as Labour plans review of short sentences – inews (£)
- Devastating report shows disabled crime victims 'fobbed off' as trust in police falls – Mirror
- Banks and accounting firms should brace for cost of AI job losses, unions warn – Financial Times (£)
- Labour axes shoplifting scheme that made offenders do unpaid work – Times (£)
- Starmer seeks ‘ambitious’ new treaty with Germany – Telegraph (£)
- Trump faces new 2020 election interference charges – BBC News