That much was apparent in the immediate aftermath of one of the worst mass stabbings in British history. The police did not ...

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in parliament and across Whitehall. This week: court backlog target will be missed, Mental ...

The embattled and heavily criticised chair of the miscarriages of justice review body the Criminal Cases Review Commission has resigned. Helen Pitcher had been criticised for the agency's failings in ...

The Justice Ministry announced on Thursday that the government plans stricter penalties for crimes related to street gangs. Under the proposal, harsher punishments could be imposed on those convicted ...

That meant the Ministry of Justice had to exceptionally set up an independent panel to assess whether Mrs Pitcher was fit to remain in office. The panel's majority findings led Mahmood to send a ...