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Peter Thornton to become first chief coroner

Judge Peter Thornton QC, a senior circuit judge at the Old Bailey, has been appointed the first ever chief coroner of England and Wales.

Law Society under fire for banning pro-marriage conference

Event 'sat uncomfortably with our stance' on diversity

Coleridge J investigated following complaint over marriage comment

Judges neutral stance could be 'fatally compromised' after part in pro-marriage event

Seen, but not heard

Watching a Scottish judge delivering his sentence in a murder case last week was a strange, slightly surreal experience. There was no background noise, no footage of the defendant. The shouts, which later rang out from the public gallery when he was led away, were edited out. The focus was entirely on the judge, Lord Bracadale. He spoke quietly and calmly, giving no hint in the way he spoke of the horrible crime that had been committed.

Courts without lawyers

Litigants in person don't represent themselves by choice. Mostly they do so either because their claim falls outside the scope of legal aid or because they cannot afford a lawyer or don't regard it as value.

'We should be given inquisitorial powers'

DJ Richard Chapman talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about why he believes the role of district judges must radically change and procedures be overhauled if county courts are to effectively tackle upcoming challenges

End of stenographers prompts concerns for criminal justice

The last Crown Court stenographers will pack away their machines today as a new digital recording system goes live at London's Old Bailey amid concerns that criminal justice will suffer as a result.

Lord Neuberger sets limits on article 8 defence to possession proceedings

Courts should identify 'minority of cases' early