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Indigenous Custody Deaths Hit Record High in NSW

Disturbing new data reveals Indigenous deaths in NSW custody have reached their highest level in over a decade, prompting coronial warnings of systemic failures and demanding immediate government intervention.

Doreen Lawrence: 30 years on, justice reform fails

Baroness Lawrence delivers emotional speech at Royal Courts of Justice, demanding urgent police reform and condemning institutional failures three decades after her son's racist murder.

Mother condemns Starmer over son's machete murder

Exclusive: The mother of a teenage boy brutally murdered with a machete delivers devastating critique of Keir Starmer's justice reforms and sentencing policies as violence surges across Britain.

Home Secretary plans to remove jury trials for protesters

Exclusive: The Home Secretary is considering removing the right to jury trials for protesters in England and Wales, sparking outrage from legal experts and civil liberties groups who warn it undermines a fundamental pillar of British justice.

800+ prisoners freed early in overcrowding crisis

The Ministry of Justice's radical early release scheme will see hundreds of prisoners freed weeks before their scheduled date, raising serious safety concerns among law enforcement and victims' groups.

Lammy's justice reform plan and deputy PM ambitions

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy outlines radical plans to overhaul Britain's 'broken' court system while positioning himself as potential deputy to Keir Starmer in future Labour government.

Scotland abolishes 'not proven' verdict after centuries

In a landmark legal reform, the Scottish Government has passed legislation to abolish the controversial 'not proven' verdict, fundamentally altering the country's unique three-verdict justice system that has stood for centuries.

KC: Legal Aid Reform 'Astonishing Act of Self-Harm'

In a scathing critique, Thomas Ross KC warns that removing specialist criminal barristers from the Legal Aid Agency's advisory panel is a catastrophic move that will undermine fair trials and worsen the crisis in the UK's justice system.

Scotland Scraps 'Not Proven' Verdict in Legal Overhaul

The Scottish Parliament has voted to abolish the controversial 'not proven' verdict, a unique feature of Scots law for centuries. This landmark decision streamlines the justice system into a binary choice of 'guilty' or 'not guilty'.

Record number of offenders avoid court in Scotland

Exclusive figures reveal a dramatic surge in criminals being diverted from prosecution to social work schemes in Scotland, with over 34,000 cases recorded last year. Critics warn of a 'soft-touch' justice system as serious offenders, including those charg

Banksy claims new mural on London's Royal Courts of Justice

The enigmatic street artist Banksy has officially authenticated a powerful new piece on the walls of London's Royal Courts of Justice, depicting a child using a pressure washer to create a crimson spatter effect, in a classic critique of the justice syste

Banksy targets Royal Courts of Justice with new artwork

The anonymous street artist Banksy has claimed a new piece on the wall of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, featuring striking green paint splatters, in a move interpreted as a commentary on the UK justice system.

Met Police Chief Demands Jury System Overhaul

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley calls for a major overhaul of the jury selection process, urging deeper vetting to weed out jurors with 'extreme views' that threaten the integrity of high-profile trials, including terrorism cases.

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