8 Dec 2014Reduction in the number of cases received by the Court of Appeal6,116 applications to appeal sentencing and convictions received by the court in the last legal year
5 Dec 2014High Court rules prison 'book ban' is unlawfulJudge orders Grayling to amend government policy and says reference to books as a 'privilege' was 'strange' and 'absurd'
2 Dec 2014The documentation horror showLawyers should use their common sense when preparing court bundles, says an exasperated District Judge Ayers
2 Dec 2014Government rejects House of Lords amendments on judicial reviewHouse of Commons ignores lobbying from lawyers and charities as Grayling wins parliamentary vote
1 Dec 2014MoJ report recommends legal advice for litigants in personIncrease in legal costs for represented party when one or more litigants in person involved in family law case
27 Nov 2014Sacked footballer sues former employer after fake sheikh setupClub says player's behaviour amounted to gross misconduct, irrespective of potential criminal proceedings
25 Nov 2014Shareholders to make legal claim against TescoBentham Europe announces funding of action against supermarket giant
17 Nov 2014How doth the court sit solitary...The criminal courts, once resplendent fixtures of society, are now ghost towns, laments Felix