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What is contempt of court? Here’s a graphic example

A US courtroom is treated to surreal dialogue prompted by an abusive defendant -- and then the judge gets involved

Jun 27 2016 1:36pm

Judge uses rare power to recruit extra juror so trial can go ahead on time

You’re empanelled: court staff roam the streets in search of jurors

Jun 8 2016 2:52pm

Confirmed: Gay judge appointed as Master of the Rolls

History made as Sir Terence Etherton bags Lord Denning’s old job title

May 26 2016 1:12pm

Juries of the future could be ‘transported’ to crime scenes using virtual reality headsets

Staffordshire University-led research hopes to revolutionise the way lawyers present criminal cases in court

May 24 2016 12:17pm

BBC takes a gutsy look at legal issues surrounding domestic violence

Shocking documentary shows victims can face a “mockery of justice”

Mar 15 2016 4:00pm

Top lawyers fear online courts could undermine baby barrister development

Internet hearings also usher in inquisitorial justice by back door

Mar 10 2016 12:45pm

Judge in courtroom rant as roof suffers fourth leak due to overflowing barristers’ toilets

Maidstone Crown Court rape trial delayed due to poor facilities management

Mar 9 2016 9:10am

Lawyers kick up a stink at Coventry Magistrates’ Court

Foul smell is “beyond our control”, say court staff

Feb 25 2016 3:03pm

Could court proceedings be coming to your local boozer?

Lord Chief Justice appears to back radical move in wake of court closures

Feb 24 2016 2:32pm

Ministry of Justice confirms 86 courts across England and Wales WILL close

Twenty-two that are set to close will be relocated to other sites

Feb 11 2016 1:54pm

Floods force closure of three Magistrates Courts

Nature disrupts justice

Jan 5 2016 10:05am

Lawyers back magistrate suspended for paying asylum seeker’s court charge

Axe this "laughably unfair" charge, urge members of legal profession

Sep 29 2015 12:28pm

Ministry of Justice slaps penniless tramps with whopping court charges to bolster coffers

The desperate monetisation of Britain’s criminal justice system

Aug 5 2015 5:20pm

The Judge Rules: This holiday, do the London Law Experience

Ministers shouldn’t allow the Royal Courts of Justice to lie fallow for two months -- turn the buildings into a theme park

Jul 31 2015 1:06pm

Leveson slams technophobe judges – and calls for credit card justice

Queen’s Bench Division guvnor calls on colleagues to give up on paper -- especially in complex fraud trials

Jun 25 2015 9:48am