Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the move was to ‘confront the reality’ of the pressures on the service.

His Majesty The King has approved the award of 9 new Honorary King's Counsel (KC Honoris Causa) in England and Wales. His ...

Former justice secretary Alex Chalk, who lost his seat at last election, prosecutes teen in tragic Croydon stabbing of ...

By Esmaeil Momeni, litigation team lead solicitor, and Ovye Affi, a solicitor, at Manchester firm Consumer Rights Solicitors, which acts on two of the ...

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in parliament and across Whitehall. This week: debate on our amendment to Mental Health Bill, ...

“This Dr Taylor, entering the church, strictly forbade; but Clark forced the Doctor out of the church, celebrated mass, and immediately informed the lord-chancellor, Bishop of Winchester of his ...

Exclusive: The UN special rapporteur on torture has warned the British government is ‘very likely’ breaching IPP prisoners’ ...

One of the most iconic stories of our culture will take the stage Feb. 28, as Quincy High School theater group presents "Cinderella." It's the classic tale of a girl who languishes under the cruel eye ...

A Telford sex abuse ringleader due to be released from prison should not be freed yet, the Justice Secretary has said. The Parole Board previously said that convicted sex offender Mohammed Ali Sultan ...

Three top lawyers, which include Sir Robert Buckland, the former Lord Chancellor, said that Lord Hermer could not rely on confidential legal rules to escape questions about his potential conflict ...

Sir Robert Buckland, a former Lord Chancellor, said: ‘The best way for the Attorney General to deal with this would be to make a statement clarifying that of course he would not be involved in ...

Police will be told they “could and should” apologise to grooming gang victims after a “watershed” law change. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed the Law of Apologies will be changed to ...