The Times – Frances Gibb – May 23

Further cuts to the justice system will lead to a collapse of the rule of law, one of the UK's most senior judicial figures warns this week. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, the immediate past president of the Supreme Court, says that the squeeze on…

Judges currently have to contend with more than 1,300 pages of convoluted and overlapping law – making it difficult to apply the law consistently and causing unnecessary delays to the justice process. The Sentencing Code will bring greater…

the Guardian

A disturbing picture is emerging of EU citizens in the UK being denied their democratic right to vote in the European parliament elections because of administrative errors by local councils. Reports are coming in from across the country of EU…

The Times – Catherine Baksi – May 23

Life as a lawyer can be tough. While students are taught the required professional skills, historically they have not been equipped with what they need to help them cope mentally and physically with the job. The ground-breaking…