Ministry of Justice ticked off over barrister earnings claim The Ministry of Justice has been criticised by the UK Statistics Authority over misleading figures used to justify legal aid cuts. Sir Andrew Dilnot, chair of the independent body, wrote to legal aid minister Shailesh Vara highlighting concerns raised about the ‘nature, quality, timing and use’ […]

UK Government plan to exclude armed forces from human rights laws   Defence secretary Philip Hammond has indicated that he is prepared to introduce legislation to prevent what he calls the ‘encroachment of judicial processes’ into the armed forces. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Philip Hammond said current cases involving the military are […]