Criminal justice
The guarantee of a fair trial for those facing criminal charges is a fundamental human right. LAG works to defend the rights of the accused, while recognising that the interests of victims and witnesses within the criminal justice system should be appropriately protected. Through its training and publications, LAG also supports defence practitioners.
Free training for defence solicitors
Out of Trouble, a Prison Reform Trust campaign to reduce child and youth imprisonment, is working with Just for Kids Law, a team of youth criminal defence lawyers and youth advocates, to bring a series of free CPD-accredited training days in different cities around the country to practising criminal defence lawyers across England and Wales. Training is accredited by the SRA.
To register, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/outoftrouble
http://www.outoftrouble.org.uk/
Books
Just published!
Parole Board Hearings: law and practice, second edition, Hamish Arnott and Simon Creighton, January 2010, £30.
Prisoners: law and practice, Simon Creighton and Hamish Arnott, September 2009, £40
Legal Action
Recent editorials
'Prison law funding under attack' - September 2009 (pdf: 75.3Kb)
Recent developments in prison law
This series of updates on the law relating to prisoners and their rights, by Hamish Arnott, Simon Creighton and Nancy Collins, is published in January/February and July/August.
Policy
Consultation on BVT of criminal defence services
Fixed fees, best value tendering and the CDS - read the feature on LAG's response to the BVT consultation, published in March 2008 Legal Action (pdf: 140Kb).
LAG response to consultation on best value tendering of criminal defence services - March 2008 (word: 46Kb)
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