Posted in Criminal Procedure on July 23, 2007 | 11 Comments »
No dear readers, not Ruthie’s wrath following insolence by VM, but in fact a new system for improving the speed and effectiveness of the Magistrate’s Court system.
The aims of this system: a reduction in the number of hearings in most cases, from the current average of five to an expectation of one (for guilty plea [...]
Posted in Criminal Procedure on July 18, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Dear Diary,
As Mistress Ruthie wends her way back from her seaside excursion I must address the issue of Special Counsel as I promised to do. And a promise is a promise. So, even though it seems to be summer outside my window at last, I shall remain here, scribing away at my desk. Outside [...]
Posted in Corruption, Criminal Evidence, Criminal Procedure on July 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Dear Diary,
Mistress Ruthie has gone gadding off again, this time to the sunny South. The coast is so fashionable at this time of year and Mistress Ruthie feels that she must put in an appearance. So, dearest Diary, I am in charge. Here am I, in the nerve centre of Mistress Ruthie’s operations and it [...]
Posted in Criminal Procedure, this site on July 12, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I confess I do not see what is wrong with Victorian dress. But darling Nicky thinks otherwise and so be it. The link is http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications_media/media_releases/2007/2707.htm
And as usual no one has thought about the pack horse of the legal system - I refer of course to Recorders. If I was not so used to the ingratitude it [...]
