The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on ...

The landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court could trigger multiple legal challenges by men convicted of sexual offences.

Abortion should be removed from the criminal justice system and every woman should have the legal right to access one if ...

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court could change the way sexual offences are dealt with in Scotland’s criminal courts ...

This approach, the judges concluded, was “liable to result in violations of defendants' rights to a fair trial under article ...

The commission has called for increased parliamentary scrutiny of decisions to proscribe groups and for suspects to only be ...

Irish woman Ruth Lawrence was living a double life in South Africa when she was arrested in October 2022 for the murders of ...

An independent commission also said the current definition of terrorism is too broad and creates ‘uncertainty and overreach ...

Scheme criticised over the case of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana needs ‘radical overhaul’, three year review finds ...

Supreme Court rules on key Scottish rape trials cases and say changes are required to how evidence is handled in sexual offence proceedings.

In September, 47-year-old Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty to two money laundering charges for her role in a China-based investment ...

A review commissioned by former first minister Humza Yousaf proposes a complete overhaul of abortion laws in Scotland and says there should be an automatic right to termination ...