The Sentencing Council has postponed guidance that sparked a major political backlash in the face of imminent legislation ...

The Justice Secretary said ‘all must be equal before the law’ as the Government introduced a Bill following a row over ...

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The Sentencing Council said the changes were ‘necessary and appropriate’ but that it would not implement them while a Bill ...

A deputy district judge who took nearly three years to hand down a judgment would have been removed from office had she not ...

A fresh row has erupted over 'two-tier justice' after it emerged that police officers have been told ethnic minorities can be ...

The UK government has announced plans to introduce new legislation aimed at preventing sentencing guidelines that single out ethnic minority ...

History repeated itself last year when another Conservative lord chancellor, Alex Chalk, told the Commons justice committee ...

Lord Chancellor's speech at the 2025 King's Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed ...

Lord Chancellor’s speech at the 2025 King’s Counsel appointment ceremony honoured new appointees and their contributions to law In her speech at the 2025 King’s Counsel appointment ceremony, the Lord ...

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: new two-form TA6 approach, lord chancellor ...