Tackling the Crown court backlog requires ‘nothing short of throwing the kitchen sink at it’, courts minister Sarah Sackman ...

Justice minister Sarah Sackman (pictured) said things would 'get worse before they get better', with the backlog rising from ...

UK government’s jury trial proposals go too far, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. “Our criminal justice system is a crucial public service which for too long has been neglected, with ...

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape and sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court, linked to alleged 2009 ...

Justice secretary says there is no automatic right to a jury trial and 'governments of all stripes' have changed the threshold.

The MoJ has publicly disclosed for the first time that trial records will now be kept at least as long as the prison sentence ...

Marius Borg breaks down in tears during his Oslo court testimony, passionately defending his mother, Crown Princess ...

David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, has had a bruising five months. Last September, he took charge of the Ministry ...

Russell Brand, 50, has pleaded not guilty to two new rape and sexual assault charges from 2009 in London, adding to earlier allegations. Trial for original charges is set for June 2026. The case ...

Comedian Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty in one s**ual assault and a rape charge against him from the year 2009. Brand ...

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