‘This is a court of justice not a casino,’ judge tells lawyers over £1.1m fees
Lead QC charged more than £400,000 to defend ex-PM of Qatar in case alleging he was linked to torture of British citizen
CPS should have closer oversight of police in child sex abuse cases, ex-DPP says
Lord Macdonald calls for reform of Crown Prosecution Service as judges say historical cases were handled badly by police
Scalia’s death casts uncertainty on major court challenge to legal marijuana
Conservative supreme court justice’s death could be a boost to advocates of legal marijuana in Colorado, which has been challenged by Nebraska and Oklahoma
Ministry of Justice to close 86 courts in England and Wales
Buildings will be sold to fund judicial modernisation in second wave of closures after 140 courts were shut in 2011 review
Sackings on grounds of ill health sadly very common
Letters: Recent government changes making access to employment tribunals more difficult have certainly exacerbated the problem
Right to legal aid is ‘basic human right’, Jeremy Corbyn tells Justice Alliance meeting
Labour leader joins Shami Chakrabarti to condemn cuts to legal aid while row continues over duty criminal solicitors’ contract
Gay Briton fights extradition to Dubai
Michael Halliday, who is accused of theft from store where he worked, fears he could be punished disproportionately because of his sexuality
MoJ considers specialist courts for issues such as domestic abuse
Michael Gove has signalled enthusiasm for US-style ‘problem-solving courts’ where same judge sits in both criminal and civil aspects of a case
Criminal courts charge must be abolished ‘as soon as possible’
Justice committee says mandatory payment of up to £1,200 for convicted defendants ‘incompatible with principles of justice’
New law to tell internet service providers to retain browsing data
Lobbying by police ahead of investigatory powers bill suggests ISPs will be required to keep data for 12 months