Jury trials could be scrapped in some cases after the crown court backlog almost doubled in five years, hitting another ...

Jury trials are under threat in England and Wales following the announcement of a review into the criminal courts, to be led by Sir Brian Leveson. Newly released statistics show that the Crown Court ...

Having more courts, for both practice and for matches, will also reduce wear and tear across the tournament. Wimbledon ...

A Sky News team found crumbling buildings, lawyers almost in open revolt and a judge prepared to speak out at Leicester Crown ...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures reveal that the Crown Court backlog at the end of September was up 10% in a year. While ...

If the public is to get the fair, efficient and timely justice we deserve, there must be sustained investment in all parts of ...

The previous government left courts in financial limbo by failing to settle their funding, lady chief justice says.

The number of criminal cases waiting to be dealt with by Crown Courts threatens to overwhelm the justice system in England and Wales, a study suggests. A backlog in the courts hearing the most ...

Parkinson, formerly one of the City of London’s best-known white-collar criminal defence lawyers before he was appointed last year to replace Sir Max Hill KC at the helm the Crown Prosecution Serivce, ...

On average, adult survivors of rape are waiting 710 days from the point of complaint to proceedings being concluded. In a bid ...