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 6th May 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
MoJ plan for legal aid residence test thrown out by supreme court Ruling is humiliating setback for Michael Gove, who will now be unable to introduce scheme without full parliamentary debate 21st April 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
Judges’ reforms threaten the role of lay legal advisers Following legal aid cuts, plans to bar McKenzie Friends from charging fees will put help beyond financial reach for many 15th April 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
UK legal sector ‘now worth £26bn a year’ Industry grew 8% last year, helped by feuding oligarchs and wealthy divorcees choosing to fight their cases in London 23rd March 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
Cases taking 19 months to get to appeal court owing to backlogs Judge working on programme to speed up courts process with online justice says delays have worsened since summer 9th March 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
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 26th February 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
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 12th February 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
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 7th January 2016Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
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 21st December 2015Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan
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 9th December 2015Articles and NewsBy Meadows Ryan