Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence

Letters: Former clients of Rajiv Menon KC, including Tariq Ali and Hillsborough family members Margaret Aspinall and Sue Roberts, say the charges against him must be dropped. Plus a letter from Andrew...

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship

Andrew Fisher: Nigel Lawson was a Thatcher acolyte and we are still paying for the ruinous cost of his terrible decisions

CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job

Exclusive: Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child says Andy Burnham has chance to ‘correct mistakes’ on refugees

Lucie Wibberley and Russell Fraser of the Garden Court Crime Team acted for the defendant, instructed by Morgan Has Solicitors.

Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists

The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers stands in solidarity with Rajiv Menon KC regarding his prosecution for contempt of court. Rajiv represented the first defendant in the recent trials of six pro...

Rajiv Menon KC, a highly respected silk at Garden Court Chambers and a former head of chambers, is facing proceedings for contempt of court. The alleged contempt concerns a closing speech that Rajiv d...

The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers notes with concern recent statements from politicians including the Prime Minister suggesting that Palestine solidarity marches may be stopped or banned. We ar...

Rajiv Menon KC accused of defying judge’s orders to not inform jury of right to acquit on basis of conscience

John Terry’s journey into the internet pipeline is by no means an isolated case – what makes footballers so susceptible?

Officer said he held himself responsible for accidentally phoning activist while in secret special branch meeting

This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

Is it Government ignorance, weakness or ideological agreement that drives it to let the right set the terms of debate, asks Andrew Fisher. The UK social security system is one of the least generous…

From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their…

By Russell Fraser On 2nd December 2025 the Justice Secretary, David Lammy, finally made a statement in the House of Commons on ‘criminal court reform’. As with most ministerial statements much had …

The HCDA, which sought to expose police corruption and violence, was secretly monitored for a decade

Jeremy Corbyn writes: He dedicated his life to protecting the freedoms of ordinary people

Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog

In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit. Imagine it in the hands of a Farage government, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

I was told it was a ‘safeguarding’ issue. This speaks to a party that has not only lost its soul, but is scared of the truth, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Exclusive: party insiders hope low-stakes launch will help movement move on from chaotic start, despite ongoing tensions

Exclusive: Michael Weston King, grandfather of Bebe King, warns government against ‘kowtowing to the likes of Farage’

Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest

Avon and Somerset police say they are ending investigation into rap group on grounds of insufficient evidence Kneecap will face no further action over their Glastonbury performance last month, Avon and Somerset police have said. In a statement, the force said: “An investigation has been carried out into comments about a forthcoming court case made during Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury festival on Saturday 28 June. Continue reading...

Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation

Brian Leveson unveils radical proposals to clear huge backlog in crown courts

Reformers say more judge-only trials in England and Wales could lead to more miscarriages of justice