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Legal and technology professionals on opposite sides of the world are set to benefit from bolstered connections between the UK and Australia through the UK Government’s GREAT Legal Services campaign’s latest programme of eve…
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Prisoners who break the rules while behind bars face new community payback-style punishments like repair work and litter picking, under tough prison rules to be set out this week.
Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk congratulated winners at the Times Law Awards 2024.
Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed.
Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.…
Mandatory microchipping of cats will help reunite thousands of lost or stray pets every year.
International law must remain in lockstep with the changing 21st century world and the needs of citizens or face irrelevance the Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, will stress to the G7’s justice leaders today (9 May 2024).
A man has been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site and burning waste on the land, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Media Minister Julia Lopez's speech to the Digital Television Group summit
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron gave his first major speech in the role at the National Cyber Security Centre.
The Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, gave a speech at the Ash Carter Exchange in Washington DC.
Defence Minister the Earl of Minto gave a speech at the Malaysia National Security International Seminar.
Statement from the UK at Cambodia's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Statement from the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley, at Vietnam's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council.
A clampdown on parents who refuse to take financial responsibility for their children has been set out by the government today.
On 26 January 2024, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) prosecuted former door supervisor Steven Richardson for breaching the Private Security Industry Act.
CMA review indicates that some independent and smaller grocery retailers are failing to display clear and accurate prices.
First-of-its-kind counselling and 24/7 support for jurors following difficult cases.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Progress on immigration as numbers on key visa routes fall 24%, detentions start after passing of Rwanda law, and a major crackdown begins on illegal working.…
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