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In a major speech in Washington DC on the rule of law, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP urged the international community to come together to win the global contest of ideas.
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The international accords that have guaranteed freedom, security and prosperity since 1945 are “fraying at the edges” as a direct result of Russia’s illegal war, the Lord Chancellor will tell Washington today.
Criminal legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts will receive a pay increase to reflect the importance and complexity of their work, the Lord Chancellor has announced today (29 January 2024).
Children will be better protected from the impact of lengthy courtroom battles thanks to pioneering measures to help families resolve disputes as swiftly as easily possible.
Hundreds of innocent postmasters who were wrongfully convicted due to the Horizon scandal will have their names cleared under new laws to be brought forward by the government.
The government has signed the Hillsborough Charter, pledging to learn the lessons and make sure no family suffers the same injustices.
The Justice Secretary on the government's response to Bishop James Jones' report on the Hillsborough disaster.
The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP set out a broad and ambitious vision for the future of the civil and family courts and tribunals.
Thousands of rehabilitated ex-prisoners serving long-since abolished indefinite sentences will become eligible to have their licence period terminated earlier as part of new reforms.
Victims of major disasters will be better supported as they rebuild their lives with a new and permanent Independent Public Advocate, the Lord Chancellor has announced today.
A consultation looking at whether cowardly domestic killers should receive tougher sentences if they subject their victims to a campaign of coercive and controlling abuse, has been launched by the Lord Chancellor today.
Today the Lord Chancellor and senior judiciary launch a shared vision for the future of the civil and family courts and tribunals system.
The Criminal Justice Bill will give police more powers to tackle knife crime, antisocial behaviour, theft and drugs.
Over 120,000 former offenders will find it easier to get work and turn their lives away from crime following a change in the law.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 October.
Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law.
Written ministerial statement by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk on publication of the terms of reference for the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry.
Leading criminal judge, Sarah Munro KC, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to chair the public inquiry into the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson today (26 October 2023).
Fees for barristers who help vulnerable witnesses and victims to pre-record a cross examination will rise to £1,000, the government announced today (25 October 2023).
The Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, has today (16 October 2023) confirmed plans to appoint Baroness Newlove as the government’s interim Victim’s Commissioner.
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