Law and the Justice System

Three judges and six other lawyers arrested over an alleged plot to scam £12.6m from the legal aid system have appeared in court.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/judges-accused-of-12-6m-legal-aid-scam-appear-in-court

In the 12 months to March, 443,000 crimes resulted in a charge or summons out of 4.6 million offences - the lowest detection rate since 2015.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44884113

Prosecutors need to perform their vital public function correctly at the start of the case and cannot expect a serious error of this sort to be rectified on appeal.

https://www.corkerbinning.com/a-thief-is-not-necessarily-a-fraudster-a-fraudster-is-not-necessarily-a-thief/

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) admitted to overcharging court users for certain types of cases, and is to both reduce those fees and refund about £9m to litigants who have overpaid.

https://www.litigationfutures.com/news/ministry-of-justice-admits-to-widespread-court-fee-overcharging

Industry experts will join forces to help boost the UK’s Law Tech industry in a new government-backed initiative, Lord Chancellor David Gauke announced

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-chancellor-announces-new-panel-to-boost-law-tech-industry

A new courts centre specifically designed to tackle fraud and cybercrime is to be constructed in the heart of legal London.

https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/07/london-mega-court-to-fight-fraud-and-cybercrime-given-go-ahead/

A report from the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies warns of the "stigma" felt by elderly people about being cheated, including online scams.

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-44629881

The Civil Liability Bill completed its passage through the House of Lords yesterday with Labour saying that it would continue to oppose increases in the small claims limit for personal injury cases.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/labour-pledges-small-claims-limit-fight-as-civil-liability-bill-moves-to-commons

Taking up his role on 1 August 2018, Sir Nicholas will join the other Commissioners in their independent work reforming the law to make it simple, modern and fair.

https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/mr-justice-green-appointed-chair-of-the-law-commission/

This year’s national Neighbourhood Watch week has been marked by the creation of a new page on the website - www.ourwatch.org.uk/crimes - which contains new and important information on crimes and modern issues that cause such significant harm in our communities.

https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/opinion/tim-drew-supporting-vulnerable-victims-of-fraud-1-8540664