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Criminal trials on hold as Woolwich Crown Court is forced to shut thanks to heating difficulties

One of London’s crown courts has been forced to close after a heating failure caused temperatures to plummet.

Evening Standard

Number of couples filing for divorce hits ten-year high after introduction of no-fault law

The Ministry of Justice also reported a 22% increase in divorce applications compared to the same time last year

Chronicle Live

Barristers to vote on new Government proposal aimed at ending crippling strike

Lawyers have been taking part in industrial action since the summer

Manchester Evening News

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Cost of living crisis set to push divorces up even as numbers hit decade high

Some experts predict that divorces will rise even further as applications surpass 33,200 between April and June - the highest level in 10 years.

Evening Standard

Parents wrongly convicted in truancy cases

Fresh blow to the secretive single justice system after magistrates’ errors led to serious criminal convictions against 11 mothers and four fathers

Evening Standard

Striking barristers resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay

The Criminal Bar Association said discussions with the Ministry of Justice are ‘progressing at pace and remain constructive’.

The Independent UK

Investigation launched after killer of Stephen Lawrence reportedly obtains smartphone in prison

Ministry of Justice investigating alleged security breach that allowed David Norris to send selfies to friends

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Striking barristers to resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay

The Criminal Bar Association said discussions with the Ministry of Justice are “progressing at pace and remain constructive”.

The Independent UK

Victims' Commissioner Vera Baird quits post and accuses ministers of 'downgrading' interests

The former Labour MP was originally appointed to the post championing victims’ rights in 2019, but said that unlike her predecessor Dominic Raab, she was not offered an automatic second term

Chronicle Live

Robbed dairy owner casts doubt on decline in youth crime

Police have written to an Onehunga retailer saying they can't find and charge the five young offenders who left her traumatised.

Newsroom.co.nz

Who is the new Justice Secretary? Brandon Lewis urges barristers to get back to work

The Justice Secretary’s discussions with the Criminal Bar Association and the Bar Council over their industrial action are likely to continue

Evening Standard

Inuit group 'implore' France to extradite priest accused of child sex abuse

A group of Canadian Inuit have come to France to push for the extradition of a retired French priest accused of sexually abusing several Inuit children when he worked as a missionary in the north of Canada more than 40 years ago.

Radio France Internationale

Controversial Swansea residential centre for low-level female offenders is turned down

The Ministry of Justice said the scheme in Cockett aimed to reduce re-offending - but its application led to 215 letters of objection and locals were said to overwhelmingly 'fear and object to this proposal'

Wales Online

Criminal barristers call on new PM Liz Truss to negotiate and end legal aid strike

Members of the Criminal Bar Association have been taking industrial action since April

Evening Standard

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Liverpool Echo

Female only court plans could come to Wirral after scheme success

PCC Emily Spurrell said: "There’s much more still to do and I am determined to waste no time"

Liverpool Echo

Sexual assault victims 'devastated' and barristers at 'breaking point'

"I keep saying we're at breaking point, and actually I really regret using that term. I think the system is already broken"

The Guardian - UK

Criminal barristers prepare for indefinite strike over legal aid

Escalation of action follows ministers’ refusal to agree to 25% increase in fees as backlog grows to 60,000 cases

Evening Standard

Revealed: Plan to shut down crumbling courts in bid to meet Net Zero Carbon target

Plans have been drawn up to ‘consolidate’ the court estate, shut down ageing buildings, open new courts, and extend the ‘Nightingale’ programme.

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Radio France Internationale

Tunisians reeling from ‘dictator’ moves, but people still hopeful

President Kais Saied has scrapped Tunisia’s post-revolutionary constitution, tried to sack a majority of judges, stifled opposition and dissent, and rolled back democratic gains. However the judiciary is still holding on and pushing for positive change, says one prominent civil society leader.

The Independent UK

Barristers’ strike ‘the government’s fault’, victims’ advocates say after minister blames lawyers

Justice minister calls all-out strike an ‘irresponsible decision that will only see more victims face further delays and distress’

The Independent UK

Hungary's govt launches investigation against second airline

Hungary’s government has ordered an investigation of domestic low-cost carrier Wizz Air over what it calls possible breaches of consumer protection laws

The Independent UK

Justice officials seek to improve safeguards for women in refuges

A High Court judge has been told that abuse victims in refuges are at risk of having addresses disclosed if they become involved in litigation.

The Independent UK

Huge rise in no-fault evictions as thousands forced out of homes after end of pandemic protections

Charities call on government to protect renters during cost of living crisis

Bangkok Post

Jeju Air reduces Jeju-Bangkok flights amid surge in illegal migrant workers

SEOUL: Flight services to and from South Korea’s Jeju island and Bangkok will be cut back from this week as authorities strengthen border controls to prevent illegal migrant workers abusing the visa waiver to the resort island.

Wales Online

'I'm developing my first house, now I've found out they are opening a centre for women offenders on my doorstep'

Residents in Cockett claim they have been 'left in the dark' over the new development which they believe is unsuitable for their area.

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