Victims’ commissioner survey also reveals about a third do not report rapes to police Just one in seven rape survivors believe they will receive Read More
Oct 19, 2020
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Oct 19, 2020
Anne-Marie Hutchinson obituary
Family lawyer who did pioneering work on forced marriage and child abductionAnne-Marie Hutchinson, who has died aged 63 of cancer, was a trailblazing Read More
Oct 19, 2020
Judges are fighting back against Boris Johnson – and they’re right | Simon Jenkins
Supreme court justice Lord Kerr has condemned the government’s ‘unbridled power’. Who can disagree with him?Boris Johnson is said to be bad at making Read More
Oct 19, 2020
Rape prosecutors in England and Wales given new advice over dating apps
Nude selfies and use of such apps should not be taken as ‘blanket consent’, says CPSProsecutors are to receive new guidance on common myths and Read More
Oct 19, 2020
Lord Kerr: ‘respectable arguments’ for both jury and non-jury trials
Ex-supreme court justice ran judge-only trials during Troubles – a move touted to clear Covid backlogUK needs judges to limit government power, says Read More
Oct 19, 2020
UK needs judges to limit government power, says Lord Kerr
Longest-serving supreme court justice says healthy democracy requires checks on ministersLord Kerr: ‘respectable arguments’ for both jury and non-jury Read More
Oct 18, 2020
India’s arrest of an 83-year-old priest on terrorism charges is an insult to justice | Mari Marcel Thekaekara
Father Stan Swamy, who was helping indigenous people fight mining corporates, is far from a violent MaoistA frail, ailing 83-year-old Jesuit priest, Read More
Oct 18, 2020
Top ministers urged Priti Patel to stop attacks on ‘activist lawyers’
The home secretary’s rhetoric targeting the legal profession continued despite warnings that it led to violenceHome secretary Priti Patel ignored Read More
Oct 17, 2020
Goodbye civil rights: Amy Coney Barrett’s America is a terrifying place | Arwa Mahdawi
With her confirmation all but inevitable, how bad will Barrett be? It’s hard to say for sure – but it doesn’t look goodSo that’s that then. The Read More
Oct 17, 2020
Thousands of victims of child trafficking denied right to stay in the UK
New data reveals significant number of young vulnerable people put at risk of deportation by the Home OfficeKobe was in his final year at primary Read More
Oct 17, 2020
‘He wanted to control me completely’: the models who accuse Gérald Marie of sexual assault
Elite Models boss Gérald Marie was one of the most powerful men in fashion. Was he also a sexual predator? As French prosecutors investigate, four Read More
Oct 16, 2020
Linda Evangelista praises women accusing her ex-husband of rape
Exclusive: supermodel speaks out after four more women accuse Gérald Marie of sexual misconductFull story: ‘He wanted to control me completely’The Read More