Ministers hope the move will help to clear a backlog of cases in the courts but the plans have faced a significant backlash, ...

Barristers say fees for legally aided criminal work have not been increased since 2005, making them worth just 50 of their original value.

For hundreds of years, Britons accused of substantial crimes have had the right to be tried by their peers in a court of law.

In September of last year, a woman from Gloucestershire abandoned her case in court after the judge adjourned it for a further two years. She had been sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in 2022 and ...

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Influenced by economic, social and environmental factors, criminal behaviour is a complex phenomenon. Academics across disciplines as varied as sociology, geography, mathematics and psychology work to ...

Defendants and victims talk about the impact of being trapped in a broken justice system, waiting for years - sometimes until 2029 or 2030 - for their case to even come to court Witnesses are at risk ...

Major reforms to the criminal justice system, set to be unveiled this week, will aim to “put victims front and centre", Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced, amid reports that jury trials could ...

Jon Robins is special adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice and runs its secretariat with Glyn Maddocks KC. As well as garnering an international following and ...