Judicial

The prominent criminal defence barrister now overseeing the administration of the criminal justice system has defended the bill to end the practice of accepting unsworn statements from the dock. Minister …

The first phase of the redevelopment of Temple Yard, an historic City centre for artisans, is due to be completed before Independence Day, Minister of Housing Chris Gibbs has pledged. …

The nation’s largest credit union has welcomed long-awaited state-backed deposit insurance as the measure that will finally remove commercial banks’ competitive advantage, saying it is now positioned to lend more …

A 16-year-old boy on remand in prison has launched a constitutional challenge against the State, claiming the new Bail Act’s “exceptional circumstances” test for firearm offences keeps him locked up …

The Senate on Wednesday moved to strengthen enforcement against money laundering and terrorist financing, passing bills aimed at demonstrating that the country’s safeguards work in practice ahead of an international …

The government is scanning station diaries and medical journals to give digital disclosure to defence lawyers and the courts as it seeks to speed up the movement of criminal cases …

Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley wants tougher sentencing guidelines for firearm and sexual offences, even as he maintained that judges must retain discretion when imposing penalties. …

The Dean of St Michael’s Cathedral has called on the legal community to build a justice system grounded in consistency, fairness, equity and mercy, urging judges and lawyers to place …

Ministers have approved a proposed overhaul of the justice administration system, with the creation of a new Department of the Judiciary and Court Services Council to centralise court administration — …