Jeremy Robson

Opinion
Structured mayhem in court
16 November 2015
Criminal justice may be ritualised and in some respects archaic, but a strict regimen is critical to fair trials.
Opinion
CPS faces a stark choice
27 April 2015
More work must be done outside the courtroom if the Crown Prosecution Service is to achieve excellence.
Opinion
Criminal lack of resources
9 March 2015
Government pledge to bring in more intermediaries to help witnesses and defendants is welcome, but criminal justice needs more.
News
Practicalities of unification
2012-02-16T00:00:00
In March 1995, Judge David Bentley QC sitting in Sheffield Crown Court was forced to make a public apology after stating that a defendant did not need to ‘stoop so low’ as to employ the services of a solicitor-advocate. The idea that a member of the judiciary could publicly state ...