IPPs were officially abandoned in 2012 – so why are thousands of prisoners still serving time under it?Sir Brian Leveson and his judicial colleagues Read More
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Barristers vote to walk out in protest at government cuts
Lawyers’ association says justice system is broken and ‘supply of sticking plaster has run out’Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to Read More
‘We’re not swayed by emotion’: Parole Board members on how they reach their decisions
With the Worboys case leading to calls for more transparency, members say their role is to weigh facts and evidenceThe Parole Board is “probably, Read More
Ex-Parole Board chief criticises justice ministry over Worboys case
Nick Hardwick says minister has failed to take his department’s share of responsibilityThe former head of the Parole Board, who was forced out over Read More
Alfie Evans ‘about to be murdered’, says father after court defeat
Judges rule child’s human rights not violated in case of 22-month-old at centre of life-support battleThe father of seriously-ill Alfie Evans said his Read More
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Parents of Alfie Evans lose European court life-support case
Couple fighting decision to switch off son’s life support lose last-ditch legal bidThe parents of a 22-month-old boy at the centre of a life-support Read More
John Worboys’ victims weren’t only failed by the Parole Board | Sonia Sodha
Nick Hardwick carried the can for the decision to release Worboys, but David Gauke also has difficult questions to answer“Frozen in shock, disgusted Read More
Parole Board chair ‘scapegoated’ as John Worboys’ release overturned
Nick Hardwick’s controversial departure comes as high court quashes decision to release rapist The serial sex attacker John Worboys is to face a fresh Read More
Viola player wins Royal Opera House case for hearing damage
Musician suffered ‘acoustic shock’ from horn section during Wagner performanceA classical musician has won a landmark case for damages against the Read More
‘Huge relief’: Worboys’ victims celebrate reversal of his release
Case shows need for review of Parole Board’s decision-making processes, say lawyers Victims of the serial sex attacker John Worboys have welcomed the Read More
Linda Brown obituary
Student at the centre of the landmark US civil rights case Brown v Board of EducationThe US supreme court’s 1954 decision in Brown v Board of Read More