Ministry of Justice Archives - Legal Cheek

Will working as a magistrate become the next CV must-have for wannabe lawyers?

Government targets ‘younger people’ as part of new recruitment drive

2 days ago
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This pic of the MoJ’s Xmas tree hasn’t gone down well with criminal lawyers

‘Utterly detached from the reality’, wrote one barrister on Twitter, as crumbling courts and case backlogs continue to blight justice system

Dec 6 2021 12:18pm
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SQE Hub

Fund legal aid training contracts and pupillages, MPs and peers urge government

Cross-party group call on SRA to include social welfare modules in new SQE

Oct 20 2021 12:49pm
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‘Our goodwill has run dry’: Criminal lawyers sign open letter rejecting government plans to open courts on evenings and weekends

Over 500 signatories

Aug 6 2021 11:03am
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Love Island: Ex-Lord Chancellor throws support behind former MoJ colleague

David Gauke said he might tune in to follow progress of Sharon Gaffka

Jul 1 2021 2:02pm
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

Jan 21 2021 11:37am

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

Aug 4 2020 1:20pm
Lawyers demand action on ‘Blackstone courts’ amid reports one will be in MoJ headquarters

The locations are still officially under wraps

Jul 15 2020 11:58am
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

Mar 27 2020 2:14pm
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

Mar 25 2020 10:10am
COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’

Their children can attend school or nursery from today

Mar 23 2020 11:53am
Junior crime barristers accuse government of ‘divide and rule’ tactics over pay deal

Open letter urges criminal lawyers to remain united

Jun 28 2019 8:52am

Criminal barristers negotiate improved pay deal — days after voting for national walkout

CBA says it will be recommending its members accept ‘interim measures’

Jun 12 2019 2:32pm
Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech

As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour

Jun 4 2019 4:05pm
Ministry of Justice signs historic online betting deal (April Fool!)

Package includes court naming rights and judges’ robe sponsorship

Apr 1 2019 7:45am
Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos

Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Jan 22 2019 2:25pm
MoJ apologises after staff described journalist as ‘crazy’ and a ‘bitch’ in internal messages

BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan regularly reports on issues concerning legal aid, the judiciary and the courts

Jan 7 2019 12:21pm
Justice Week? Government cuts MoJ budget by £300 million

Not a great start

Oct 30 2018 10:07am

‘Ministry of Injustice’: Lawyers hold candlelight vigil over legal aid cuts

Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since 1 April

Apr 19 2018 11:34am
Investigation launched after fake ‘Punish a Muslim day’ letter misusing Courts & Tribunals Service address surfaces online

HMCTS says letter encouraging people to attack Muslims ‘contradicts all we stand for’

Mar 13 2018 11:01am
Better late than never: Liz Truss finally made honorary bencher of Lincoln’s Inn

Apparently one Court of Appeal judge refused to stand up

Apr 4 2017 1:04pm