TAXPAYERS will foot a £2million legal aid bill run up by socialite James Stunt during his money-laundering trial. Stunt, ...

The ex-husband of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone was cleared of being at the heart of a £266million operation to turn ...

The Department of Justice said the figure was earned over several years instead of one.

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland started strike action this month in a long-running dispute over the fees paid for ...

A new Parliamentary report which shows why the government must fund legal aid sustainably has been welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has today (7 ...

A not-so-happy new year for the Ministry of Justice, which was berated by MPs this week over its record on legal aid. The House of Commons public accounts committee published what it called a ...

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in parliament and across Whitehall. This week: Law Society on ...

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland commenced an indefinite strike on Monday, 5 January, refusing to participate in any ...

Striking barristers declined to continue working on 12 high risk cases in Northern Ireland, the justice minister has said. It ...

Over 250 UK companies are proving the four-day working week works, with 53 new firms joining in the last year alone and over ...

Former SNPchief executive Peter Murrell will return to court next month for a preliminary hearing.

In April 2024, the 61-year-old was charged following a long-running Police Scotland investigation - Operation Branchform - ...