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UK barrister mistaken for defendant calls for compulsory anti-racism training01:06, September 26 13 0 The barrister who was mistaken for a defendant three times in one day at court has called for compulsory anti-racism training at every level of the UK legal system.
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Inquest into suicide of gambling addict will explore if UK state failed him
14:04, September 25 16 0
The parents of a gambling addict who killed himself have said government bodies “do not want to know what killed a perfectly happy and healthy 24-year-old” who was hooked on “products licensed by the state”. -
Brief letters Thirty invitations to a shotgun wedding
11:46, September 25 20 0
I enjoyed your interview with Alison Steadman (24 September). What an admirable person she is. She mentions that she “donates her old hair to the birds”. I used to put out hair at nesting time until I saw an article by the RSPB in which it asked that people didn’t do this as small birds can find their legs trapped as the hair tightens around them.Elizabeth BrewerPresteigne, Powys -
Dozens of Asian lawyers say they have been mistaken for defendants
11:24, September 25 25 0
More than 20 Asian lawyers have come forward to say they have been mistaken for defendants in court, in the same week that the black barrister Alexandra Wilson said the same had happened to her three times in a day. -
The Guardian view on crime and justice: dangerous neglect
14:12, September 24 20 0
“If you’ve got nothing to do, and you’re just watching telly and sleeping all day, it just ruins you,” is how one teenager described prison during the pandemic. Six months after emergency measures were introduced, evidence of serious problems across the justice system is mounting. Unquestionably, the severity of the situation facing courts and prisons now is the combined effect of the pandemic and a decade of cuts. Since 2010, the Ministry of Justice’s budget has shrunk by 40%. The inspectorate that monitors the Crown Prosecution Service warned in the summer that the growing backlog could take a decade to clear. In the crown court in England and Wales, it stood at 37,000 cases even before lockdown. -
Investigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant three times in a day
11:14, September 24 26 0
The head of the courts service in England and Wales has apologised to a black barrister after she was stopped and mistaken for a defendant three times in one day at court. -
Dangerous legal step towards dictatorship
13:00, September 23 31 0
The resignation of Amal Clooney, the prominent human rights barrister, from her position as the UK’s special envoy on media freedom, because the government intends to enact legislation that would breach international law, vividly illustrates the consequences to our reputation abroad should the offending legislation be passed (Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over ‘lamentable’ Brexit bill, 18 September). Clooney rightly feels that she can hardly encourage other governments to observe the rule of law when that which she represents does not. -
Covid stops family visits for children in youth prisons in England and Wales
09:12, September 23 25 0
Social distancing measures in youth prisons have had “disturbing consequences”, with children denied face-to-face interaction with families and friends, as well as visits from social workers, youth offending staff or lawyers, a report has found. -
Children in the dock Children in England's youth prisons denied family visits due to Covid restrictions
07:26, September 23 26 0
Social distancing measures in youth prisons have had “disturbing consequences”, with children denied face-to-face interaction with families and friends, as well as visits from social workers, youth offending staff or lawyers, a report has found. -
Woman fights sacking for objecting to son's LGBTQ+ classes
14:03, September 21 35 0
A woman sacked from her job as a school assistant after flagging up concerns about the teaching of LGBTQ+ rights has told a tribunal it was her Christian duty to speak out to defend the “Bible truth”.
Week News
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Sadiq Khan urged to boycott Saudi-hosted G20 mayors summit
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Parliament surrendered role over Covid emergency laws, says Lady Hale
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Boris Johnson's Brexit bill straight out of Trump playbook, David Lammy says
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Under cover of coronavirus, the Tory government is bulldozing basic liberties
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Dangerous legal step towards dictatorship
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Dozens of Asian lawyers say they have been mistaken for defendants
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Inquest into suicide of gambling addict will explore if UK state failed him
Month News
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6 key numbers that can diagnose the financial health of your law practice
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Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono is freed on bail
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US sanctions on ICC prosecutor unacceptable, says EU
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Internal market bill: what it says and the UK hopes to achieve
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Brexit: UK negotiators 'believe brinkmanship will reboot trade talks'
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England and Wales' disgraceful prisons expose ministers' refusal to learn from mistakes
Year News
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Judge rules woman who joined ISIS is not US citizen based on birthright citizenship exception
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Police transgender rules breach right to free speech, court told
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Supreme court presidents predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033
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Factchecking Aung San Suu Kyi's claims over genocide allegations
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Two Northern Ireland women to get abortion costs compensation