3rd June, 2020

9 St John Street Criminal Team Bulletin - Issue 6

Issue 6 already?! Just as we start to get used to the new ways of working, the team find themselves focused on the tentative steps that the criminal justice system is taking towards re-opening its doors and resuming in-court work.

  Criminal Team Bulletin - 02/06/2020



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