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Raj Chada
Raj Chada is the Head of the Criminal Department at Hodge Jones & Allen.

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Description: Opinion and Analysis
“At what point do we say that current policies around violent crime are not working?”
Raj Chada
on Jun 2018
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“It was with wry amusement that I read of the new-found concern for the criminal justice system from the right-wing press.”
Raj Chada
on Feb 2018
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“Despite my natural scepticism, I found myself genuinely impressed by the Lammy Review.”
Raj Chada
on Nov 2017
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“In the criminal justice system, class still matters, perhaps even to defence lawyers.”
Raj Chada
on Jul 2017
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“Sentencing now is a mechanical numbers game, with a much reduced role for judicial discretion and personal circumstances.”
Raj Chada
on Apr 2017
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“A development that could amount to a revolution in criminal law.”
Raj Chada
on Dec 2016
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“Chilcot lays bare a catastrophic error of judgement. That is a damning indictment in history. Whether it is an indictment for a trial is less clear.”
Raj Chada
on Sep 2016
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“The objective of drug policy is surely to discourage people from taking substances detrimental to their health. In that regard, it has failed dismally.”
Raj Chada
on May 2016
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“If we were starting from scratch, would we design a legal profession with two branches which have an ongoing feud?”
Raj Chada
on Feb 2016
Description: Opinion and Analysis
“A colleague has been threatened with a knife during a police interview after concerns about his client’s mental health were ignored.”
Raj Chada
on Oct 2015
Description: News and Comment
Too often, people with mental health difficulties end up in prison, when they shouldn’t have been in the criminal justice system in the first place. Just ask any defence lawyer.
Raj Chada
on Jun 2015
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