Urgent police search to find baby Layla Rose Wheeler missing with father in Merseyside independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Speech by the Lady Chief Justice: Judges – on and off the Bench judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

Letby changes legal team and plans new appeal - lawyer bbc.com/news/articles/…

Violence, overcrowding, self-harm: Inside one of Britain’s most dangerous prisons - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Daily News Summary – UK Press Commentary on Legal Issues crimeline.co.uk/daily-news/

Prison Estate Expansion - Government sets out early process thinking assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d831c4…

Guidance for defence and prosecution professionals on using the PRE service to view pre-recorded cross examination evidence before trial. crimeline.co.uk/how-to-use-the…

For our members who work in the magistrates court, the email we have just sent out deserves your immediate attention. Many others will find it of interest as well, but it is a turgid read.

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Thomas Birley, Sentencing Remarks 6 September 2024 crimeline.co.uk/thomas-birley-…

"You were a leading participant in ignorant racist attempt at mob rule. You were well to the fore, indeed you were right at the front, in this truly appalling civil disorder of major proportions. An exemplary and deterrent sentence is necessary."

Chigona [2024] EWCA Crim 858 crimeline.co.uk/chigona-2024-e…

Khan [2024] EWCA Crim 859 crimeline.co.uk/khan-2024-ewca…

Hunter [2024] EWCA Crim 857 loom.ly/ulTs60M

Asad [2024] EWCA Crim 887 crimeline.co.uk/asad-2024-ewca…

Earl-Ocran [2024] EWCA Crim 1031 crimeline.co.uk/earl-ocran-202…

Woodlife [2024] EWCA Crim 883 crimeline.co.uk/woodlife-2024-…

Man spared jail due to overcrowding bbc.com/news/articles/…

Very clear from a number of sources that sitting days are being cut. It’s driven by necessity, not cost. The September changes to release would have provided some respite, but the riot cases mean that these have now been cancelled out. We cannot build prisons quickly, it’s as