KC (hon). UK's most experienced full-time legal commentator. Honorary bencher, Gray's Inn. Former solicitor (non-practising). Writes at https://rozenberg.substack.com
Joshua Rozenberg
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Members of the influential all-party Commons justice committee have said they are not convinced that a fundamental plank of the government’s proposed restructuring of criminal trials in England and Wales will succeed in reducing court backlogs.
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The rule of law is currently flavour of the month. In my column for today’s Law Society Gazette, I consider whether recent comments made by the prime minister and the attorney general are likely to undermine judicial independence.
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A district judge has been sacked for gross misconduct after being accused of unwanted physical conduct and sending a highly sexualised image to court staff.
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Karim Khan KC, who has been on leave of absence from his job as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for more than a year, was formally suspended yesterday by leaders of the court’s member states.
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More details have emerged of why two teenage boys convicted of raping two young girls at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, were given non-custodial sentences by Judge Nicholas Rowland at Southampton Crown Court on 21 May.
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There can’t be many compensation claims with legal costs in the millions and damages in double-digit billions. But not even Donald Trump is claiming as much as arbitrators have awarded the former majority shareholders in Yukos Oil -- more than $66 billion.
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Five justices of the UK Supreme Court are to spend a day thinking about beach huts. Peter Stenner owns three near the River Teign beach in Devon. Do his huts come with the right to store his boats during the winter on a nearby corner of the council car park?
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Donald Trump needs to prove he did not “foment or incite” the riot at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 if he is to win his libel claim, the BBC has told a judge in Florida.
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The attorney general is considering whether to refer the sentencing of Vickrum Singh Digwa, 23, to the Court of Appeal. On Monday, Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years for the murder of Henry Nowak, who was 18.
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Looks very interesting. Free webinar on Monday (8 June) with current and former judges discussing the pressure points. Moderated by @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social. I’ve just registered. Places still available.
How should the judiciary respond to external pressure, lack of resources, executive overreach, and other hindrances? How can the judiciary retain its credibility and authority in the face of polarisin...
