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Sunak ally sent packing in Truss reshuffle returns to frontbench

Dominic Raab, who supported the new PM in both Tory leadership contests, is back in the Cabinet.

The Independent UK

Law Society has ‘duty’ to tell solicitors to shun underpaid work, says president

Incoming leader Lubna Shuja says some criminal work is unsustainable, amid calls for a 15% pay rise

The Guardian - UK

Tagging programme ‘wasted’ £98m of public money’ says finance watchdog

The Ministry of Justice has been accused of squandering taxpayers’ money on new tagging system

Evening Standard

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MoJ blocks open prison move for ‘dangerous killer’ whose case made legal history

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis rejected the Parole Board’s recommendation to move William Dunlop who murdered Julie Hogg in 1989.

The Independent UK

James Bulger's mum begs PM to keep killer Jon Venables behind bars ahead of parole hearing

It comes as the 40-year-old faces a parole hearing in the next few days

Liverpool Echo

Barristers heading back to work after voting to end strike and accept pay deal

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis said he is ‘glad that barristers have now agreed to return to work’ and described the development as a ‘breakthrough’.

The Independent UK

Barristers asked to vote on ending strike action after pay offer

Continuous walkout has been held after dispute over fees and conditions intensified

The Independent UK

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Divorce applications ‘highest for decade’ as no-fault law change brought in

In April, new legislation came into effect enabling couples in England and Wales to go through divorce proceedings without apportioning blame.

The Independent UK

Criminal barristers offered £54m deal on Legal Aid as government seeks to end strike

Thousands of court hearings and criminal trials have been derailed by strike disruption

Evening Standard

Magistrates handing out criminal convictions in private court hearings that last just 90 seconds

A Ministry of Justice efficiency drive is reducing the involvement of court legal advisors

Evening Standard

New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis agrees to meet barristers on strike

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has agreed to meet with striking barristers next week, as new figures show the Crown Court backlog has risen to almost 60,000 cases.

Evening Standard

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

Dominic Raab: The high-profile casualty of Liz Truss’s cabinet reshuffle

The justice secretary, who has lasted less than a year in his latest position, reportedly admitted this week it was likely he would face the sack.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss reshuffle – as it happened

Live updates on new appointments to the government as prime minister Liz Truss assembles her team

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Liz Truss’s justice secretary urged to meet striking criminal barristers

CBA chair called on Dominic Raab’s replacement to hold talks in attempt to resolve 22-week-long industrial action

Evening Standard

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

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

The Independent UK

Why are criminal barristers striking and what will happen to court cases?

Barristers had been walking out on alternate weeks but are now embarking on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike.

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The Guardian - UK

From crime to the courts: the biggest issues the UK’s new PM will face

Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will have to deal with 20-year high in recorded crime and barristers’ indefinite strike this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab made Parole Board’s ‘difficult job next to impossible’

Justice secretary criticised by senior officials after board is ‘last to hear’ about important policy changes

The Independent UK

Energy costs for courts jumped 50% in five years, says Labour

The party said that Justice Secretary Dominic Raab was holding “victims and taxpayers to ransom”.

The Independent UK

Barristers strike: Why are criminal lawyers staging indefinite walkout?

All-out industrial action seeks to force government’s hand in long-running dispute

The Independent UK

Why are criminal barristers striking and what will happen to court cases?

Barristers are currently walking out on alternate weeks.

The Independent UK

Government under fire for doing ‘nothing’ to resolve industrial disputes

Criminal barristers in England and Wales voted in favour of an all-out strike.

The National (Scotland)

‘You can’t just rewrite the rules’: SNP slam Tory plans for judicial reform

The SNP has likened the UK Government to “tinpot dictators”, following reports that justice secretary Dominic Raab plans to limit judges’ power

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