Haroon Siddique

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent A leading human rights barrister is facing contempt of court proceedings after he was accused of defying a judge's orders during a trial of Palestine Action activists.

Jordan Devlin, who was acquitted at trial where four co-defendants were convicted, says he was saving lives

Four Palestine Action activists convicted​ after a retrial over a violent protest at an Israeli arms manufacturer's UK site face being sentenced as terrorists despite the jury not being told this.

A leading human rights barrister has won an appeal against his referral for contempt of court over his closing speech during a trial of Palestine Action activists.

More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals

Almost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England and Wales last year, up nearly 50% since 2020 in further evidence of the “horror show” in the criminal justice system.

Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groups

Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farms

Millions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.

Keir Starmer announces review after three boys were given youth rehabilitation orders for rape of two girls