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Criminal courts charge piles woe on defendants stuck in 'medieval' justice system

Ministry of Justice needs to look elsewhere to find funding for the courts, committee told

'Obscenity lawyer' to use crowdfunding to create social change

I want to benefit society by challenging our arcane obscenity laws, says Myles Jackman

Review needed over whether criminal courts charge is introducing US-style plea bargaining

Top professor says recent cases suggest charge is making innocent people plead guilty to avoid hefty fines

Erroneous decision making by officers of the law

Claire Hegarty and Irene McMillan discuss an ongoing consultation on PACE code E, judicial review of arrests, and an officer's execution of duties

Immigration controls

The government is conflating labour and immigration controls, which may encourage forced labour and poor living conditions, warn Sharmila Mehta and Alastair Logan

Revenge porn offenders not getting off scot-free

When an offence is this broad, there will be significant variances in the sentences handed down, explains Dr Samantha Pegg

Magistrates' courts

Magistrates warn the criminal justice system is near collapse due to growing delays, court closures, and funding cuts

The diamond in the rough story during silly season

The theft of a Mars bar has caught people's attention, but if you cannot get lawyers into a room to discuss our rotten CJS, what hope have you got of ameliorating the problem, asks John van der Luit-Drummond