High court rules in favour of rape victim who retracted accusation under duress
Woman known as Sarah has compensation increased after she made allegation against husband before changing her mind, under pressure from him
Deliveroo workers’ contracts ban access to employment tribunals
Delivery firm tells its self-employed couriers they cannot go to court to be recognised as staff with more rights
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
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
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
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