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The "quiet revolution" in criminal defence: How the zealous advocate slipped into the shadow (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2013). The "quiet revolution" in criminal defence: How the zealous advocate slipped into the shadow. International Journal of the Legal Profession, 20(1), 111-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/09695958.2013.835906

The criminal defence lawyer has been an integral component of adversarial criminal justice in England and Wales for nearly three centuries. However, over the last two decades this essential role has changed substantially, affected by a changing cultu... Read More about The "quiet revolution" in criminal defence: How the zealous advocate slipped into the shadow.

Trust, choice and money: Why the legal aid reform "u-turn" is essential for effective criminal defence (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2013). Trust, choice and money: Why the legal aid reform "u-turn" is essential for effective criminal defence. Criminal Law Review -London-, 11, 906-913

This short article discusses the importance of trust in workable relationships between criminal defence lawyers and their clients, arguing that it was essential to abandon the proposed removal of client choice for criminal legal aid clients in order... Read More about Trust, choice and money: Why the legal aid reform "u-turn" is essential for effective criminal defence.