Justice Matters

For every £1 spent on free specialist legal advice, there’s an estimated saving to the public purse of £2.71. Rhiannon Du Cann reports on research showing the positive domino effect of funding the free legal advice sector  

Following the initial riots, more public information should have been put out concerning the charges and sentences offenders could have faced, says Sir Nicholas Mostyn

Yasmin Ilhan explains the Law Commission’s proposals for a quicker, easier and more effective contempt of court regime

James Onalaja concludes his two-part opinion series 

Jonathan Barnes KC and Samuel Rowe assess the outlook for freedom of speech and OFCOM’s role as designated online harms regulator

Time well spent with innumerable benefits: Tim Prudhoe on the challenges and advantages of small jurisdictions for pro bono strategic litigation

Can – and should – judicial activism protect humans from the serious danger of climate change? asks Celestine Greenwood

The Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC) is celebrating its 70-year anniversary this year. To mark this milestone, Stuart McMillan speaks to the current and former Chairs to understand how life at the Bar has changed for junior barristers and what lies ahead 

In a two-part opinion series, James Onalaja considers the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants in the controversial Israel-Palestine situation 

Are juries best placed to determine the question of intent in a criminal trial involving a defendant with a history of mental illness? Stephen Akinsanya gets to the heart of the issues