Law Society president Richard Atkinson
- Opinion
More support needed for men in the criminal justice system
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month aims to reduce the stigma around asking for help.
- Opinion
SRA must accept need for radical change in light of Axiom report
Axiom report should be a wake-up call to the regulator to focus on its core role to serve the public interest and protect consumers from rogue individuals.
- Opinion
New SRA fining powers will weaken regulation, not strengthen it
Plans for a ‘one size fits all’ fining framework are not fit for purpose.
- Opinion
When the Rule of Law and democracy clash, which prevails?
Both democracy and the rule of law are vulnerable if the balance between the two is shaken.
- Opinion
Solicitors must shape the future of the justice system or risk being left behind
The Law Society has been engaging with policy committees and external stakeholders to identify the big questions in civil justice.
- Opinion
Crown courts working group creates real opportunities to find solutions
Criminal justice representatives focus on identifying and removing impediments to an effective system, writes group member Richard Atkinson.
- Opinion
Crumbs from the table: MoJ's proposals fail to address criminal justice crisis
It is hardly surprising if a starving man reacts angrily when someone very precisely and deliberately doles but a single crumb to him.
- Feature
Criminal justice support gateway
How criminal justice liaison and diversion services will affect the defence practitioner.
- News
Paperless working concerns
As many defence practitioners will be aware, the Crown Prosecution Service is rapidly moving forward with its plans to achieve a paperless office through its Transforming Through Technology (T3) project. The impetus to achieve this ‘holy grail’ of the paperless office - first spoken of in the commercial world in ...