Ministry of Justice
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Netflix’s Top Boy uses sold off crown court to film legal scenes — as criminal case backlog hits 457,518
Blackfriars Crown Court flogged for a reported £65 million in 2019
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Journal
Meet the experts who will consider reforming judicial review
Oxford law grad Jordan Briggs profiles the independent panel tasked with looking at potential reform
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Lawyers demand action on ‘Blackstone courts’ amid reports one will be in MoJ headquarters
The locations are still officially under wraps
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Over half of courts to close in battle against coronavirus
A network of 157 priority courts will remain open to ensure justice system continues to operate effectively, MoJ says
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Journal
COVID-19: The toll on criminal justice
An already crumbling system finds itself in limbo, explains BPTC grad and aspiring barrister Claudia-Lauren Williams
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COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’
Their children can attend school or nursery from today