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The head of the Criminal Bar Association Max Hill QC raises the spectre of strike action by criminal barristers across England and Wales in protest...

Discusses life at the Bar and the apparent shrinking of the number of silks

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said that the Legal Aid Bill, which is being discusses in the House of Lords, is about taking legal aid money away...

Adrian Goldberg investigates defence lawyers claims that an initiative to reduce delays in the Magistrates' Court system is leading to miscarriages...

Miss Bridgeford is due for trial charged with driving with excess alcohol. Because of late notifications by the CPS, their only relevant witness is...

Jason Brownlow is charged with affray. His solicitor asks for an adjournment to consider the evidence and take full instructions. Duration: 5:23

The defendant denies common assault on his former partner. The defence claims legal progessional privilege for not outlining its defence on the cas...

Mr Cavendish is charged with driving with excess alcohol. His solicitors have written requesting an adjournment. The bench require a plea to be tak...

The defendant is charged with excess alcohol. At the first hearing the defence claimed privilege but agreed the prosecution evidence s9. After the ...

John Harman is charged with common assault. His defence applies to defer the plea pending fuller disclosure of the prosecution case. Duration: 1:46

Jermaine Selkirk is charged with criminal damage to a bus window. The defence applies to adjourn for his legal aid application to be processed. Dur...

Lizzie Hexham is charged with five counts of obtaining services by deception. There are 32 similar matters to be taken into account. The defence ap...

Jason Newton has pleaded not guilty to common assault. The judge reviews with the advocates the completed case management form. Duration: 14:49

A male defendant is charged with a s4 public order offence and is on bail. He has a significant mental health history. His lawyer applies to adjour...

The defendant is charged with theft from a shop and pleads not guilty. The case management form has been completed. The court considers the admissi...

Leona Rogers is unrepresented, and denies possession of a bladed article (a stanley knife she uses at work). The judge reviews the completed case m...

Messrs Green, Edwards and Patel deny affray. The case management form requires all 15 witnesses to attend to give evidence. Duration: 9:03

At a trial, on calling its first civilian witness the prosecution asks to present his/her evidence by summarising the witness statement to the cour...

The trial for an offence committed six months previously is taking place; the defence object to a civilian witness refreshing his memory from his w...

Following a not guilty plea, Wayne Chambers has consented to a summary trial and the court accepts jurisdiction. The court reviews the way forward....