Diane Abbott has suggested acid attacks should be considered a “form of terrorism” after a sharp rise in such incidents. 

The Treasury fined Theresa May’s Home Office after she gave the former head of the child abuse inquiry a salary of £500,000 per year, it has emerged.  

Leading safety bodies are set to meet ministers for talks on the UK’s building and fire regulations in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the House of Lords heard today.

Bernard Jenkin finds the Donmar’s new musical a fair and compelling portrayal of his committee’s hearing on the collapse of Kids Company 

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) plans to change its indemnity insurance rules to make it easier for firms to switch their regulator, encouraging competition in the market while still offering protection for the public.

“This repeal bill is the start of the mammoth task of transposing EU law on to the UK statute books,” Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC said of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, published today.

Legal practitioners will hear from leading experts on how to guard against cyber-attacks that threaten client confidentiality and learn how to negotiate the minefield of up-coming data protection rules, at this year’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference on Saturday 4 November.

The outdated law of wills needs an overhaul according to the Law Commission. 

Theresa May has ordered a review into the intimidation of politicians after MPs suffered a torrent of abuse from their opponents during the election campaign.

Diane Abbott has condemned the Government after it point blank refused to release a long-awaited report into funding for UK extremism that was expected to criticise Saudi Arabia.

Coca-Cola European Partners has today unveiled its new GB sustainable packaging strategy – setting out an ambition for its GB business unit to work with local and national partners to recover all its packaging so that more is recycled and none ends up as litter.

A Government-backed mission to disrupt people smuggling in the Mediterranean has ended up leaving more migrants dead, a committee of peers has found.

Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar Council, warns that court shifts are a on collision course with the legal profession's equality agenda.

Theresa May has announced a public inquiry will take place into the "appalling injustice" of the NHS contaminated blood scandal. 

Theresa May has called on Jeremy Corbyn to condemn the online abuse of MPs and election candidates by trolls on social media.

Senior figures in Labour have lined up to insist MPs who have been hostile to Jeremy Corbyn should not be booted out of parliament by his supporters.

Commenting on Lord Neuberger’s speech published yesterday, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC warned that there needs to be a complete rethink on the availability and sufficiency of legal aid to prevent excluding those who cannot afford its protection.

The hung parliament means party discipline – and those who enforce it – have never been more important, writes Kevin Maguire

The UK’s top judge has called on ministers to act quickly to confirm mutual recognition of British and EU court judgements will continue after Brexit. 

Labour MP John Mann says a voluntary approach has failed and internet firms need to be "hit where it hurts" to convince them to take action against extremist material online.

Theresa May has warned Labour’s economic strategy could leave the UK in a similar position to Greece, after Jeremy Corbyn demanded action to end the “low pay epidemic” in Britain.

Commenting on Lord Neuberger’s speech published yesterday, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC warned that there needs to be a complete rethink on the availability and sufficiency of legal aid to prevent excluding those who cannot afford its protection.

The price of gas for small to medium sized businesses is set to soar by 2020 as government climate and decarbonisation policies bite warn rural energy firm, Calor.

UK needs a modern, competitive legal system to meet people's needs and to support a strong post Brexit economy says Enid Rowlands, Chair of the SRA Board.