Trolling legislation needs to be simplified, says Law Commission
Body launches public consultation on laws that need updating including online abuse legislation, which predates digital age
Modern slavery and human trafficking on the rise in UK
Demand for cheap goods, cheap labour and cheap sex has driven a steep increase in the number of victims reported to authorities
Fifteen secret warrants in force granting bulk data collection in UK
Watchdog reveals for first time number of orders imposed on telephone and internet firms under Telecommunications Act
Split happens: deadlocks rarely occur in the supreme court. But why?
An eight-justice supreme court happens more often than you’d think due to illnesses and recusals, but 4-4 splits are far less common
What are the French strikes about and will they affect the Euro 2016?
Workers are taking to the streets over employment rights, and disruptions are expected – but it’s hard to know how many will heed the call to industrial action
Britain’s first openly gay judge becomes master of the rolls
Promotion makes Sir Terence Etherton head of civil judiciary and second most senior judge in England and Wales
Father bugs daughter’s clothes in court battle over who she lives with
Listening devices sewn into schoolgirl’s blazer and coat to record talks with social worker, family court ruling reveals
UK job numbers boosted by women delaying retirement
Employment rate for women hits record in March after retirement age changes, with figures contradicting EU referendum fears
Nuclear whistleblower faces fresh charges, 30 years on
- Mordechai Vanunu accused of breaching strict controls on movement
- Former technician blew whistle on Israel’s nuclear weapons programme
UK courts chief to leave job after just over a year
Natalie Ceeney’s surprise departure comes during a period of modernisation for the Courts and Tribunal Service