‘Justice secretary Chris Grayling today promised a “real plan” to shake up human rights law, prompting speculation that prime minister David Cameron will fill in the details in his speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A tagging programme for child offenders is not working and results in excessive punishment, a charity has warned.’
BBC News, 29th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this series written for Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, Navpreet Virk and No5 member Richard Gibbs present the opposing arguments surrounding the manner in which the youth courts treat juveniles convicted of criminal offences and examine the countervailing arguments and policies. In the final part of this series, Richard Gibbs writes that the criminal justice system is predicated on finding the fairest way of dealing with juveniles.’
No. 5 Chambers, 10th September 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘A sex attack by two teenagers on a boy in a cellar in Gloucester could not have been anticipated or prevented, a report has found.’
BBC News, 18th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man with mental health problems killed himself at a young offenders institute after he was wrongly judged “low risk” and was inadequately monitored, an inquest jury has decided.’
BBC New, 11th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this series written for Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, Navpreet Virk and No5 member Richard Gibbs present the opposing arguments surrounding the manner in which the youth courts treat juveniles convicted of criminal offences and examine the countervailing arguments and policies. In the third of this four–part series, Richard Gibbs writes that the criminal justice system is predicated on finding the fairest way of dealing with juveniles.’
No. 5 Chambers, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘In this series written for Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, Navpreet Virk and No5 member Richard Gibbs present the opposing arguments surrounding the manner in which the youth courts treat juveniles convicted of criminal offences and examine the countervailing arguments and policies. In the first of this four part series, Nav Virk sets out the general philosophical underpinnings of the current policy approach.’
No. 5 Chambers, 27th August 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘In this series written for Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, Navpreet Virk and No5 member Richard Gibbs present the opposing arguments surrounding the manner in which the youth courts treat juveniles convicted of criminal offences and examine the countervailing arguments and policies. In the first of this four part series, Nav Virk sets out the general philosophical underpinnings of the current policy approach.’
No. 5 Chambers, 21st August 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘Four teenagers have been convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a man with a mental age of nine who was stabbed during a mugging in west London.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four teenagers have been convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a man with a mental age of nine who was stabbed during a mugging in west London.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has admitted to the BBC that prisons in England and Wales face problems with violence, suicides and staff shortages.’
BBC News, 19th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to four years for raping a 10-year-old girl in Shrewsbury town centre.’
BBC News, 12th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Teenager is jailed after he beat an engineer to death while his friend filmed attack on her iPhone.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Joel Norris took a photo of himself and four co-defendants during his trial and uploaded it on to Twitter saying, ‘Lads in the court box lol’.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Five teenagers described as a “marauding mob” have been sentenced for the brutal murder of a young man in a Liverpool launderette.’
The Independent, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘All young offenders will face strict bedtimes for the first time, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.’
BBC News, 28th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired massacre at his former school in Loughborough has walked free from court after the collapse of his second trial.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager who had footage on his phone of him kicking a cat in the face and repeatedly beating a dog has been banned from keeping animals for life.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Controversial plans to build Europe’s biggest children’s prison in the Midlands would put young offenders at increased risk of harm and even death, campaigners warned last night.’
The Independent, 11th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Five teenagers, some as young as 14, have been found guilty of murdering a 19-year-old man in a Liverpool launderette.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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