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Law Society announces new vice president

Solicitor Mark Evans takes up the role of vice president in 2024, and will take over from Lubna Shuja as president the following year

MPs call on government to tackle 'tech abuse'

The government should address the issue of domestic abuse  enabled by smart technology, such as fitness trackers, MPs say

HMCTS seeks feedback in communications and engagement survey

HM Courts and Tribunals Service is looking for views on how it can improve the way it engages with court and tribunal users

Courts now share single information platform

Every crown and magistrates' courts in England and Wales can now access the 'Common Platform' system, enabling more efficient information-sharing in criminal justice cases

Pilot study find high-level of drug use among domestic abusers

Police forces have been drug testing individuals arrested for domestic abuse offences as part of a pilot to establish perpetrator profiles and offender rehabilitation opportunities to protect victims

Court of Appeal overturns High Court ruling on Dartmoor camping

Dartmoor National Park Authority has won an appeal against a High Court ruling which held that members of the public were not permitted to wild camp on the moor without the permission of the landowner

FCA wins High Court battle against Ponzi-like care home investment scheme

The High Court has ruled in favour of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against Robin Forster, the director of a company which took £57 million from 380 investors in an illegal care home investment scheme

Judges look back on a year of broadcasting Crown Court sentencing remarks

His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft, the Recorder of London, and Mrs Justice Cheema Grubb speak about their experiences after a year of televised sentencing remarks in the Crown Court