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Review: La Traviata, Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre, Thursday 29th September 2022

Newly appointed Brandon Lewis has proposed reforms to legal aid advocacy work fees and an investment of £54 million in the criminal bar and solicitors to meet the demands of strikers.

The High Court in London did rule today that the crown court judges Peter Blair and Tina Landale (pictured) fell into legal error when refusing to keep defendants behind bars.

Judges in Bristol and Manchester had released defendants whose pre-trial custody exceeded the six-month limit.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging judges’ refusals to extend custody in two separate criminal cases in Bristol and Manchester.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging judges’ refusals to extend custody in two separate criminal cases in Bristol and Manchester.

It comes as some trial dates have been put off for months due to the criminal barristers' strike.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging judges’ refusals to extend custody in two separate criminal cases in Bristol and Manchester.

British newspaper The Guardian lost its legal challenge against a decision banning the media from a court case about Prince Philip's will.

British newspaper The Guardian on Friday lost its legal challenge against a decision banning the media from a court case about Prince Philip's will.