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The Bar v the Bench race is back for another year, this time with solicitors entering the fray. Teams from the Bar, Bench and Law Society will go head-to-head and race 10km around the London Legal Walk’s route to help raise money for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST). Bar

🚨 Huge news 🚨 Every pupil in England will have access to a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) by 2029/30, the Government have announced. 60% of pupils will have access by 2026. MHSTs are a team of trained professionals in schools, who will identify and support young people

Judge who sits on family cases failed to protect children from abusive partner: lawgazette.co.uk/news/judge-who…

“How broken does this criminal justice System that we are propping up have to get before there is significant investment in the courts, court staff and in the criminal barristers who prosecute and defend in them?” Mary Prior KC, Chair of The CBA. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Working ethically around IPP sentences | “How do we as psychologists respond to the ethical implications for those of us working in this field?”: bps.org.uk/psychologist/w…

This is how the justice system in Scotland treats victims. I was barred from observing my rapist’s parole hearing because his mental health is considered more important than mine, and then I was made to wait late into the evening before finding out the result.

Undercover policing is "very, very dangerous. You’re putting people into positions of power & separating them from the social controls that make them behave respectably. They’re anonymous"... people are never expected to find out #spycops by Kate Wilson theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

Inmate reveals ‘gross’ conditions inside Wandsworth Prison – Channel 4 News: channel4.com/news/inmate-re…

So what are The CBA & other rep bodies for criminal practitioners suggesting that we do about the issues at the Legal Aid Agency? My understanding is that no grad fee bills submitted after last Friday can be paid currently, with no info as to when payments will resume 1/

A family judge found to have abused their adopted children applied to the high court for anonymity - and has been granted it, despite the media arguing to name them. My The Observer comment piece on a scandal; first, the child abuse, then the cover up: observer.co.uk/news/national/…

The Sentencing Review may cause understandable concern for victims, with a significant shift away from short sentences, & early prison release for good behaviour. Government must ensure victims’ safety are at the heart of these reforms. My statement ⬇️ london.gov.uk/who-we-are/cit…

Independent Sentencing Review There is no alternative but to make change. More than half reoffend compared to only a quarter who receive help from probation.  Some of the more radical suggestions will require careful thought and may not be implemented by the government.  Chair

I’m in Pret opposite the RCJ where four black-suited (I assume) lawyers are having an animated discussion about Ps capacity across diverse areas - and the oddness of the IS’s position. Fortunately no names have been used.

The report of the Independent Sentencing Review promises a fresh approach to sentencing, which is undoubtedly needed to deal with the crisis in the criminal justice system. We're pleased that many of our proposals have become recommendations in the report. We welcome the

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Independent Sentencing Review. “Plainly, significant investment will be necessary to implement change and that investment must include ensuring that the criminal barristers who prosecute and defend the trials and sentence hearings remain.” Mary Prior KC, Chair The CBA.

Today the Independent Sentencing Review was published. Watch Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood MP set out the government's response to ensure we never run out of prison places again, and our streets are kept safe 👇.

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We are extremely concerned about the government's sentencing review announcement today. 🧵

“A huge amount of investment will be required. The reality is this is going to take a long time. There is no quick fix.” Our Chair Mary Prior KC discusses the Independent Sentencing Review with LBC Tom Swarbrick From 508pm globalplayer.com/live/lbc/uk/