The phoney war is over – Prince Harry’s phone-hacking wars have begun, reports Dan Evans
A number of barristers are speaking out against the ‘cab rank’ rule, under which advocates have to accept any case that lands on their desks, faced with their concerns about the climate emergency
Law Society says solicitors in England and Wales can ‘take into account the likely impact’ of their work upon the climate crisis when taking on new clients
The Home Secretary’s comments about British Pakistanis and grooming gangs are contradicted by evidence uncovered by her own Department, reports Adam Bienkov
Witness statements on behalf of the claimants against Associated News plunge us straight back into what Gordon Brown once described as the ‘criminal media nexus’
Tom Hardy explores the role of the judiciary in combatting the climate emergency as activists are prohibited from mentioning the issue in their defence in court
Barrister Gareth Roberts sets out the options available to Nicola Sturgeon following the UK Supreme Court’s decision that she cannot hold a second independence referendum without Westminster’s approval
The Union is not based on consent – European leaders must now make it clear Scotland will be welcomed as the only country to be taken out of the EU against its will, writes Anthony Barnett
Barrister Gareth Roberts assesses the breakdown in respect for the rule of law within Downing Street
Barrister Gareth Roberts explains the importance of the industrial action approved by the Criminal Bar Association Outside Court 4 of the large municipal court building where I spend most of my days, a barrister sits waiting for the doors of the court to open. She looks weary. “A stinky return,” she tells me, which is…
Focusing on the currents cases against Carole Cadwalladr and Tom Burgis, Manasa Narayanan and Daisy Steinhardt explore how libel laws allow the rich and powerful to silence journalism
Tommy Greene and David Hencke report on a number of worrying NHS dismissal cases
Increasing the powers of magistrates will only put more pressure on the already strained crown court, says Gareth Roberts
The four defendants were found not guilty of criminal damage for removing the statue of the slave trader in Bristol – the rule of law in Britain will be significantly eroded, says Gareth Roberts
The long-running case featured interventions from an international network of ‘religious freedom’ giants in the US and Europe – showing the power of the global anti-rights movement
The tabloid has always denied that it hacked phones, but the actress says that the latest out-of-court settlement is ‘tantamount to an admission’ of doing so
Duncan Campbell on another victim of a corrupt police sergeant who framed young black men in the 1970s
The 2017 #MeToo revelations of men abusing their power to harass and intimidate female colleagues were meant to herald change – but, in 2021, too many women still face sexual harassment at work while court delays risk denying them justice
Investor-State Disputes Settlements cases circumvent the sovereignty of states and neutralise measures to curtail the power of the fossil fuel industry, reports Thomas Perrett
As 10 years of legal aid cuts take their toll, litigation lenders are accused of ‘pressure-sold’ high interest loans
Campaigners are calling for a more rigorous system for investigating baby deaths, but departments are yet to take action, reports Katie Tarrant
Duncan Campbell looks back over the lives ruined by just one corrupt police officer and what the case reveals about Britain’s failing criminal justice system
Sam Bright reports on how officials have struck-out crucial information in two uncomfortable cases
James Doleman reports on day two of ‘Tommy Robinson’s’ defamation trial
James Doleman reports on defamation proceedings against the founder of the English Defence League
Stuart Spray reports on the importance of a High Court judgment on HS2’s actions in an ancient woodland
UK law enforcement can no longer immediately access real-time data about persons and objects of interest, including wanted and missing persons
The Court of Appeal heard four cases relating to domestic abuse and the family courts – but campaigners fear that the judges missed the chance to encourage real change, reports Sian Norris
Brian Cathcart’s analysis on the questions raised by the Duchess of Sussex’s recent legal victory, following the publication of extracts of a private letter she wrote to her father by the newspaper
James Doleman reports on the case of Craig Murray, who wrote about the former Scottish First Minister’s trial last year