‘Not guilty’ pleas increase in attempt to exploit court backlog, says Met Commissioner Elena Colato 24 Oct Courts, News
Woman sues CPS for wrongly dropping case over ‘sexsomnia’ defence claims Joyce Claudia Choo 17 Oct Courts, News
Trial delays caused by criminal bar strikes may be a ‘good and sufficient’ reason to extend custody time limits, rules High Court Kate Millinship 3 Oct Courts, News
Length of family court disputes increased by more than a third in 10 years Jim Richards 26 May Courts, Family, News
Number of Crown Court cases waiting longer than year up by 340% since 2020 Jon Robins 17 May Courts, Prisons
‘British judges quit Hong Kong bench. What took them so long?’ Nicholas Reed Langen 6 Apr Courts, Human rights
MPs ‘unconvinced’ by MoJ’s ‘meagre ambition’ to tackle Crown Court backlog Jon Robins 8 Mar Courts, Crime
‘Under Lord Reed, we’re seeing a Supreme Court that’s increasingly losing its way’ Nicholas Reed Langen 8 Feb Courts, Immigration
Government launches recruitment drive for magistrates to ‘speed up justice’ Zaki Sarraf 26 Jan Courts, Crime
Plans to double magistrates’ sentencing powers damned as ‘sticking plaster’ for broken justice system Elena Colato 19 Jan Courts, Crime
‘Raab doesn’t care about talking to barristers because he knows his constituents don’t care’ Nicholas Reed Langen 25 Nov Courts, Legal aid
