CPS to pay six-figure sum to man over wrongful conviction
Conrad Jones spent six years in prison for supposedly bribing a witness in a murder trial before being exonerated by police surveillance evidence
Nil Rate Band Inheritance Tax introduced for 2017
The Conservative Government have introduced an Inheritance Tax Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB) in addition to the existing Inheritance Tax allowance of £325,000 and the Transferable Inheritance Tax allowance (where the first spouse or civil partner to die leaves his or her entire estate to the survivor). The RNRB is available to individuals dying after…
European court of human rights dismisses Omagh bombing appeal
Strasbourg court rules that civil trial of two men found liable for single worst atrocity of Northern Ireland’s Troubles was not unfair
UK failing on many human rights measures, report claims
Coalition of 175 civil society organisations raises alarm over prisons, hate crimes, stop and search powers and threat to Human Rights Act
UK court to decide on extradition of ‘hacker’ Lauri Love
Decision on fate of British activist accused of hacking US agencies will be first substantive test of extradition law reforms
Update ‘archaic’ laws to protect used car buyers, says Law Commission
Purchasers of vehicles used by previous owners to take out loans risk having them repossessed by finance firms, says group
Have you taken part in restorative justice?
Victims of crime should be given the right to confront their offender, says select committee. Share your experiences with us
The right plea to escape jury service
Letters: My friend claimed he was an alcoholic. He was never troubled again.
Public servants should know the Equality Act
Letters: Few civil or public servants have received any training on any aspect of the 2010 act
Liz Truss abandons Gove’s plan for problem-solving courts
Rehabilitation system seen as too soft on crime as new justice secretary backpedals on reform