Why does the government want to reform judicial review?
Tory ministers have long been unhappy with wide-ranging court powers to challenge the legality of their actionsLeaked report suggests Dominic Raab trying to curb judges’ powersThe justice secretary,...
View ArticleLeaked report suggests Dominic Raab trying to curb judges’ powers
Exclusive: Deputy prime minister has been accused of wanting ‘a world in which the government is above the law’Why does the government want to reform judicial review?Dominic Raab is planning to curb...
View ArticleBrexit to bedroom tax: judicial reviews that went against the government
Ministers and public bodies have been forced to change course by the courts in a range of major policy areasLeaked report suggests Raab trying to curb judges’ powersWhy does the government want to...
View ArticleReport upskirting and cyberflashing to the police, victims told
CPS move comes after it was found most women don’t think some forms of harassment are serious enough to report themVictims of street harassment such as cyberflashing and upskirting are being encouraged...
View ArticleFan accused by Nick Kyrgios of being drunk at Wimbledon begins legal action
Tennis fan Anna Palus says allegation was ‘entirely baseless’‘I hope Mr Kyrgios will reflect on the harm he has caused me’A woman who was accused by Nick Kyrgios of being drunk and distracting him...
View Article‘Orwellian’ government unit accused of blocking FoI requests to be replaced
Clearing house had been criticised for its lack of transparency and its powers to control informationAn “Orwellian” unit that was accused of obstructing the release of material requested by the public...
View ArticleFrom crime to the courts: the biggest issues the UK’s new PM will face
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will have to deal with 20-year high in recorded crime and barristers’ indefinite strike this autumnWith a new prime minister taking over next week, we look at some of the...
View ArticleOfficer who wrote Met’s drug strategy smoked cannabis daily, panel told
Commander Julian Bennett refused to take a drug test in 2020 after his lodger contacted police alleging drug useA senior Metropolitan police commander who wrote the force’s drug strategy allegedly...
View ArticleGibraltar government braces for inquiry into alleged corruption on security...
Police commissioner who retired early is alleged to have been put under pressure over investigation involving security contractGibraltar’s government is bracing itself for an explosive public inquiry...
View ArticleCriminal barristers prepare for indefinite strike over legal aid
Escalation of action follows ministers’ refusal to agree to 25% increase in fees as backlog grows to 60,000 casesWhy criminal barristers are striking over legal aid fundingCriminal barristers in...
View ArticleLiz Truss’s justice secretary urged to meet striking criminal barristers
CBA chair called on lord chancellor to hold talks in bid to resolve 22-week-long industrial actionThe leader of criminal barristers on strike in England and Wales has urged Liz Truss’s lord chancellor...
View ArticleBarristers accuse ministers of rushing release of pre-recorded video evidence
Barristers say there are insufficient resources and funding, particularly amid indefinite walkoutBarristers have accused ministers of ignoring a crisis in the criminal justice system by continuing to...
View ArticleProperty investor accused of shutting down criticism over £10,000 courses
Samuel Leeds’s lawyers sent accusing letter to sister of soldier who killed himself but they deny he is stifling criticismA property investor who runs courses costing upwards of £10,000 to help people...
View ArticleRepublican protesters arrested at King Charles proclamations
Woman held in Edinburgh as man says he was taken away by police in Oxford as proclamation read outTwo protesters who expressed republican sentiments have been arrested at events proclaiming the...
View ArticleBritish Muslims’ citizenship reduced to ‘second-class’ status, says thinktank
Recently extended powers to strip people of their nationality almost exclusively targets Muslims, report saysBritish Muslims have had their citizenship reduced to “second-class” status as a result of...
View ArticleWhat is the law on the right to protest in the UK?
Amid concerns over the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters we look at what is, and is not, allowedAmid concerns over the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters at events related to the ascension to the...
View ArticleMadeleine McCann’s parents lose challenge over Portuguese libel case
Couple sought redress from European court of human rights after libel case against detective was overturnedThe parents of Madeleine McCann have lost their European court of human rights challenge to...
View ArticleKiller is first inmate to face public Parole Board hearing
Russell Causley is serving life sentence for murder of his wife, whose body has never been foundA man who murdered his wife 37 years ago will become the first prisoner to have a public Parole Board...
View ArticleUK government faces court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’
Hearing granted for Humane League, which says use of fast-growing chickens breaches welfare rulesAn animal welfare charity has been granted a court hearing to challenge the government over the legality...
View ArticleFour murder accused to be released on bail amid legal aid strikes
Oxford judge remarks on lack of legal aid reforms as he refuses to extend custody pending trialFour people accused of murder are to be released on bail after a judge refused to extend the time they...
View Article