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Justice Secretary overturns ban on filming in courts

06.09.11
The ban on filming in courts will be overturned to improve public understanding of the justice system, Kenneth Clarke has announced... more

Injunctions are pointless, claims Lord Falconer

10.05.11
Senior figures have raised concerns about the growing use of injunctions by celebrities after names of those who allegedly obtained the gagging orders were revealed on Twitter... more

Lords debate voting Bill for third day in a row

19.01.11
Controversial Government Bill that led to an all-night sitting in the Lords this week will return to the House for a third consecutive day of debate... more

Don't allow deaths 'under cloak of assisted suicide'

19.01.11
Vulnerable people could be pressured into ending their own lives under laws on assisted suicide, a peer warned today... more

Labour big beasts sign up to 'no' campaign on vote reform

26.11.10
A group of senior Labour politicians will help spearhead the campaign for a “no” vote in next year’s referendum on changing the voting system... more

Falconer leads revolt by peers against reform of voting system

15.11.10
Lords seek to derail the Coalition’s plan for a referendum on changing the way MPs are elected... more

MPs give cash to the Phil Woolas fighting fund

10.11.10
Angry Labour MPs and peers gave 'thousands of pounds' today to a defence fund set up for MP Phil Woolas... more

David Cameron 'bows to EU over vote for prisoners'

02.11.10
David Cameron was today accused of giving in to European judges as it emerged that thousands of prisoners are to be given the right to vote... more

Experts want new look at ‘unsafe’ David Kelly death ruling

13.08.10
Some of the country’s leading medical experts are demanding a full inquest into the death of government weapons inspector David Kelly... more

Can Boris Johnson become an East Ender and power the Thames Gateway?

11.06.10
On Property: Either George Osborne or Boris Johnson should take political charge of encouraging development in the Thames Gateway, says Lord Falconer... more

Psst! Bribery laws are about to get a lot tougher

04.03.10
Legal analysis: The Government is cracking down on cash bungs and other corporate ‘gifts’ as bribery allegations continue to crop up... more

Tories to block seizure of homes while offices in Whitehall are empty

11.02.10
Labour accused of 'rank hypocrisy' over new laws to seize private property as it emerged that scores of government-owned homes and acres of Whitehall office space are lying vacant... more

A mean time in Greenwich: AEG's O2 convention centre

18.12.09
A huge convention centre able to hold more than 3000 delegates is to be built next to the O2 Arena by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), the US operators of the highly successful entertainment complex... more

The trial of Tony Blair

26.11.09
The day Sir John Chilcot's Iraq inquiry opened this week, a less sombre event was also under way in the evening... more

Ex-Commons speaker Michael Martin takes Lords seat

13.10.09
Michael Martin took his seat in the Lords following his resignation as Commons Speaker earlier this year... more

Gordon Brown, the Labour rebel ‘plot’ and my marriage break-up

25.09.09
Interview: Tessa Jowell hits back at claims that she was ready to quit with James Purnell... more

Senior judge warns over new supreme court

08.09.09
Creation of Supreme Court for the UK verges on 'frivolous' tinkering with the constitution which may have dangerous unintended consequences, senior judge warns... more

Arrest me, says GP who paid for patient’s suicide

28.07.09
Doctor who helped pay for a London businessman to commit suicide called on police to arrest him... more

Met chief: I'm ready to act on expenses

18.05.09
The head of the Met, Sir Paul Stephenson, says he is prepared to launch an inquiry into MPs’ expenses... more

£5,000 bill for empty grace-and-favour flats

24.03.09
Empty grace-and-favour flats in Admiralty House have cost the taxpayer almost £5,000 in council tax since they were vacated, it emerged... more

Lester the teathered 'Goat' savages PM on human rights

11.12.08
Gordon Brown came under scathing attack from a former adviser for his "dismal and deeply disappointing" record on human rights... more

Banks face a deluge of law suits over credit crunch once turmoil subsides

25.11.08
Legal Analysis: Banks are yet to face the deluge of "mega-litigation" over the credit crunch ... more

A free speech crusade we should all be proud to join

12.11.08
Saudi bankers and Russian oligarchs love London, and not only for its chichi boutiques... more

Law

08.10.08
London’s practitioners give the lead to the nation and by implication to the rest of the world in every field. ... more

It’s lawyers who stand to profit from crisis at Lehman and HBOS

23.09.08
Legal Analysis: If there is one group of people that has done well out of the Lehman-to-Lloyds TSB-HBOS rollercoaster then it has to be the lawyers. Not all of them are benefiting, of course... more

Call to ban MPs from lucrative second jobs

24.07.08
MPs could be banned from taking second jobs under plans being drawn up by a minister... more

Race claim officer pulls out of talks with Met

17.07.08
Talks between the Met and Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur over claims of racial discrimination have collapsed after he demanded a leading legal figure to chair the mediation process... more

The house where Boris Johnson would like to live 'if I can afford it'

10.06.08
This is the £3 million six-bedroom house which could soon be Boris Johnson's new family home... more

It's a bit Cheeky, but that's not a girl, Lembit

02.02.07
Cheeky Boy and walking midlife crisis Lembit Opik MP was among the parliamentarians turned performers raising money for charity. ... more


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