In Court

District Judge Stephen Harmes has been issued with a sanction of formal advice for misconduct after asking a female advocate in court if she was pregnant

Lord Reed, the President of the Supreme Court, has taken action to encourage more junior counsel to speak before the court

Small claims and multi/fast track claimants are waiting increasingly lengthy times for trial, Ministry of Justice figures show

The most serious immigration offences could attract up to 16 years in custody, under Sentencing Council proposals

Ian Gascoigne looks to the Admiralty to scrutinise the role of court-appointed assessors

CICA may reclaim the award that was given to the child of a domestic abuse victim

The Chancellor gave an extra £170m to the justice system, with £12m earmarked for early legal advice in private family law issues, in his spring budget—as well as axing non-dom status, cutting national insurance contributions (NICs), trimming property capital gains tax from 28% to 24% and extending the windfall tax on North Sea oil profits