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Human rights advocates condemn UK's Illegal Migration Bill

The bill will effectively extinguish the right to seek asylum in the UK, say lawyers who have examined the proposed legislation on behalf of human rights charity, Freedom from Torture

Government report reveals slow progress on judicial diversity

New statistics from the UK's Ministry of Justice show that progress for women and ethnic minority candidates has been disappointing

FCA outlines approach to Big Tech and AI

Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, says the regulator welcomes the government's call for the UK to be the global hub of AI regulation

Sentencing Council announces new guidelines

For the first time, judges and magistrates will have guidelines to assist in sentencing perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation offences. 

LawtechUK bolsters panel

The UK's Ministry of Justice has announced the appointment of five new members to the panel of LawtechUK, an industry-led, government-supported initiative to develop the use of technology in the legal sector

Parliamentary committee launches inquiry into violence against women and girls

The UK government's Women and Equalities Committee will look into whether men who commit certain types of crime and non-criminal offences have a higher potential to commit serious acts of violence against women

FCA cracks down on crypto ATMs

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says this year it has visited and inspected 34 locations across the UK suspected of hosting crypto ATMs

Labour affirms commitment to international law

UK shadow foreign secretary David Lammy says Labour will reinstate ministers' duty to comply with international law and will help create an internation anti-corruption court