Emerging from COVID-19: an opportunity for prosecutors?

Jonathan Flynn (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, jflynn@bcl.com)is an employed barrister and Greta Barkle (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, gbarkle@bcl.com) a lawyer at BCL SolicitorsLLP.

Criminal lawyers, write two – Jonathan Flynn and GretaBarkle of BCL Solicitors, are always asked by their clients how long theythink an investigation or prosecution into allegedly serious offending will take.Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, in a justice system crippled by budgetcuts and beset with inefficiencies, the answer would nearly always bemeasured in years.