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The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has announced the reappointment of Philip Brook Smith KC and Susan Humble as members of the Tribunal Procedure Committee.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
New offence for encouraging serious self-harm with perpetrators facing 5 years behind bars.
The recruitment campaign to find the next Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has launched.
The organised crime group is estimated to have made more than £200,000 by facilitating migrants into the UK.
Victims and Prisoners Bill will stop unnecessary and invasive access to personal materials such as therapy notes.
The Solicitor General, Michael Tomlinson KC MP, provides a statement on the case of Thomas Cashman.
The UK and Kenya have signed a new security compact to keep our two countries, peoples and region safe, in a major agreement.
The harms of synthetic cathinones are to be re-assessed, to see if some or all, including ‘monkey dust’, may need reclassifying.
A man who killed two passengers after driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol has been ordered to serve an extended sentence.
Up to £39 million has been allocated to 50 projects across England and Wales to protect victims from domestic abuse and stalking.
New rules will see up to 4,500 more lawyers from diverse backgrounds eligible to become judges under plans announced by the government today (11 May 2023).
A banned driver who killed a cyclist and left him for dead has his prison term increased after the Court of Appeal reviewed the original sentence.
Dangerous driver who killed another motorist before fleeing the scene has prison term increased after sentence was referred under Unduly Lenient Sentencing scheme
Government launches new strategy to cut fraud, pursue fraudsters and empower the public.
Engagement on proposals to remove standard monthly payments in future contracts, and to repay related balances including held liabilities.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to tackle fraud
The UK will be better prepared for, and protected from, terrorist attacks under new draft laws published by government.
Family legal aid is being extended to include Special Guardianship Orders for both those with parental responsibilities and prospective guardians.
Extra £6 million to support up to 2,000 more people in complex family cases.
Terrorist prisoners to be banned from taking leading roles in religious services.
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