A surprisingly large number of lawyers are unaware of the right to bring a private prosecution and the potential benefits that such a course of action can bring. A private prosecution is a ‘criminal law’ action and is prosecuted in the criminal courts but if utilised effectively, it can be a very useful tactic either as an alternative or in combination with Civil Litigation. The following are areas where private prosecutions have been used to great effect:
newsletter
The Internet Newsletter for Lawyers is edited by Nick Holmes
Author archive
- How to overcome the skills shortage
- Getting cookie consent right
- Online Courts and the Future of Justice
- Optimising your images to rank well
- Getting to know deepfakes
- What is data misuse?
- Who owns an AI-generated invention?
- Access to justice through technology: the providers
- California passes landmark gig economy rights bill
- Right to be forgotten on Google only applies in EU
Latest articles feed
PDFs of the Newsletter
Subscribe via email- How to overcome the skills shortage
- MPP Solicitors’ reliable one-stop-shop provision from Quill
- Three risks posed to conveyancers and how to avoid them
- Becoming a highly successful small law firm
- How to improve your practice using browser-based software
- Outsourced typing services: the answer to your admin woes
- About Newsletter Features
