Justice Matters

Has Parliament crossed the Rubicon with s 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015? HHJ Emma Nott and John Simmons examine this statutory precedent that has largely gone unremarked and its wider implications 

Catherine Hobby highlights the dangers of a defensive culture in an organisation and the need for effective protection for whistleblowing 

Natasha Isaac speaks to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs to hear first-hand what her hopes are after publication of the critical report calling for cultural change in the Family Court 

In the first of a two-part series considering whether the ICC’s approach is unlawful, James Onalaja explores the issued warrant for sitting heads of state and argues that this is based on a catalogue of misconceptions 

If we switched to simultaneous translation in court, we could speed up hearings, save money and improve access to justice, argues Antony Hook 

On the Technology and Construction Court’s 150th anniversary, David Sawtell explains how the ORs and the TCC broke new ground 

Mark Neale introduces the new Bar Standards Board guidance clarifying how the rules apply and are balanced with human rights considerations 

Kirsty Brimelow KC introduces the Criminal Bar Association’s new podcast series shining a light on criminal justice and the barristers at its beating heart 

Can litigation be used to pressurise businesses to dissemble less, and take environmental matters more seriously? ask David McIlroy and Iain Shipley 

From false imprisonment to asylum grantee in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the British West Indies – Tim Prudhoe describes the four-year odyssey