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If you work in probation you will be very familiar with the court process and almost certainly the legal profession in the shape of solicito...

Dare we hope for something better? Ok David Lammy indulged the usual political requirement for new offences and tougher sentences, but at le...

The new MoJ Permanent Secretary might feel there's much of a problem with her department, but a former Attorney General begs to differ. ...

For everyone working in the National Probation Service and HMPPS, here's an alarming insight into the ethos and working environment of ...

We all know so-called 'transparent' government is about denying, obfuscating, lying and ultimately burying bad news, but it looks as...

All who work in the Criminal Justice System are well aware that chaos reigns everywhere as a direct result of having to endure the continui...

We all know the MoJ has an unenviable track record in wasting public money on vast computer projects that don't deliver and according t...

Here we have further news  of the secret long-term plans by the MoJ to close all courts in England and Wales:-  6,500 jobs to be lost in mod...

Back in March we covered news of a whistle-blowing book about to be published by the Secret Barrister and it's taken the legal profess...

Yet again the legal profession demonstrates the power of solidarity and unity. This  from the Law Society Gazette:-   'Direct action...