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A judge has appeared in court after allegedly viewing a case file she has a person interest in, The Register reports. Her Honour Judge Karen Jane Holt appeared at Southwark Crown Court this week over allegations she viewed the file for one Cecil McCready in September 2016.
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Lord Hughes Primers on scientific evidence are being introduced in UK courts as a working tool for judges.
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Professor Niamh Nic Daéid A new code of practice for the investigation of fires and explosions within the criminal justice system has launched today.
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Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti, 46, director of Liberty, is to step down from the role after 12 years.
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A former judge who was jailed for lying to police in the Chris Huhne speeding points scandal has failed in her appeal against conviction. Last May, Constance Briscoe, 57, one of the UK's first black female judges, was handed a 16-month sentence after she was found guilty at the Old Bailey of attempt
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It was a crime that shocked early 20th century society and attracted international coverage – the apparently motiveless killing of an elderly spinster in her home. Now University of Dundee researchers are to explore one of Scotland’s oldest unsolved murders to demonstrate the vital role
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