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• Jump in unrepresented defendants as legal aid cuts continue to bite

  24-11-2019 16:51
  
  Up to 7.7% of those appearing at first crown court hearing last year had no lawyer, says QCThe number of unrepresented defendants in crown courts is rising sharply, the head of the Criminal Bar Association has warned, as cuts to legal aid increasingly affect the criminal justice system.Addressing the annual Bar Council conference in London, Caroline Goodwin QC said figures showed as many as 7.7% of those at a first hearing last year had not been represented by a lawyer. In 2010 the percentage wa
  
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• Emmanuel Mwamba. . Congratulations to Justice Marvin Mwanamwambwa Retired Supreme Court Judge, Marvin Mwanamwambwa from Zambia is the President of the COMESA Court of Justice, following a swearing-in ceremony of new judges. Justice Marvi - facebook.com

  04-05-2026 19:19
  Emmanuel Mwamba. . Congratulations to Justice Marvin Mwanamwambwa Retired Supreme Court Judge, Marvin Mwanamwambwa from Zambia is the President of the COMESA Court of Justice, following a swearing-in ceremony of new judges. Justice Marvi  facebook.com
  
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• N.C. Congressman demanding immediate passage of Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act - WUNC News

  01-05-2026 12:36
  N.C. Congressman demanding immediate passage of Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act  WUNC News
  
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• Justice ministry launches e-payment service for civil case fees in selected courts - الهيئة العامة للاستعلامات

  01-05-2026 12:02
  Justice ministry launches e-payment service for civil case fees in selected courts  الهيئة العامة للاستعلامات
  
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• SOCIAL ‘JUSTICE’: YouTube video helps to spur Japan’s version of ‘Stop the Steal’ - 朝日新聞

  01-05-2026 11:54
  SOCIAL ‘JUSTICE’: YouTube video helps to spur Japan’s version of ‘Stop the Steal’  朝日新聞
  
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• Court order – will climate change affect justice? - Energy Live News

  01-05-2026 10:33
  Court order – will climate change affect justice?  Energy Live News
  
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• Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia - CNN

  01-05-2026 10:21
  Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia  CNN
  
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• New members appointed to Civil Justice Council - Solicitors Journal

  01-05-2026 10:17
  New members appointed to Civil Justice Council  Solicitors Journal
  
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• Prime Minister addresses urgent justice reforms - Solicitors Journal

  01-05-2026 10:16
  Prime Minister addresses urgent justice reforms  Solicitors Journal
  
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• Supreme Court appoints Lord Justice Snowden - Solicitors Journal

  01-05-2026 10:11
  Supreme Court appoints Lord Justice Snowden  Solicitors Journal
  
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• SDC on May 1: Workers are key for Syria's recovery, social justice - ANHA

  01-05-2026 10:11
  SDC on May 1: Workers are key for Syria's recovery, social justice  ANHA
  
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• Justice Mohamed Warsame nominated as Supreme Court judge - hiiraan.com

  01-05-2026 09:01
  Justice Mohamed Warsame nominated as Supreme Court judge  hiiraan.com
  
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• Minister for Justice: ‘We should have kept prison capacity in line with population increase. We didn’t’ - The Irish Times

  01-05-2026 08:45
  Minister for Justice: ‘We should have kept prison capacity in line with population increase. We didn’t’  The Irish Times
  
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• Egypt’s Ministry of Justice launches online payment for civil case fees in select courts - Egypt Today

  01-05-2026 08:03
  Egypt’s Ministry of Justice launches online payment for civil case fees in select courts  Egypt Today
  
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• Nuneaton drink driver who crashed into parked cars escapes justice after police 'failings' - Coventry Telegraph

  01-05-2026 07:02
  Nuneaton drink driver who crashed into parked cars escapes justice after police 'failings'  Coventry Telegraph
  
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• Broken justice system needs to deliver for victims and their families - Yorkshire Post

  01-05-2026 07:00
  Broken justice system needs to deliver for victims and their families  Yorkshire Post
  
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• Is the justice system safe from political interference? - East Anglia Bylines

  01-05-2026 06:40
  Is the justice system safe from political interference?  East Anglia Bylines
  
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• Workers Cry for Justice! - Countercurrents

  01-05-2026 05:15
  Workers Cry for Justice!  Countercurrents
  
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• Duterte’s ICC case questions whether justice can be done - East Asia Forum

  01-05-2026 02:00
  Duterte’s ICC case questions whether justice can be done  East Asia Forum
  
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• Church leaders in South Sudan call for justice - CathNews

  01-05-2026 00:03
  Church leaders in South Sudan call for justice  CathNews
  
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• Criminal Justice Professor Studies Prosecutors’ Decision-Making - UMass Lowell

  30-04-2026 23:18
  Criminal Justice Professor Studies Prosecutors’ Decision-Making  UMass Lowell
  
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• ‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison - The Guardian

  30-04-2026 22:04
  ‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison  The Guardian
  
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• Swift justice for Derbyshire campaigners as Network Rail unblocks birds' nests - Derbyshire Times

  30-04-2026 22:04
  Swift justice for Derbyshire campaigners as Network Rail unblocks birds' nests  Derbyshire Times
  
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• Outcome: Justice delivered in Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case - Amnesty International Canada

  30-04-2026 21:46
  Outcome: Justice delivered in Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case  Amnesty International Canada
  
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• Devolve justice to the 'left-behind' north, says thinktank - The Law Society Gazette

  30-04-2026 18:50
  Devolve justice to the 'left-behind' north, says thinktank  The Law Society Gazette
  
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• Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice - American Civil Liberties Union

  30-04-2026 18:02
  Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice  American Civil Liberties Union
  
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• Vital domestic violence protection stalled by Justice Department - Derry Now

  30-04-2026 18:00
  Vital domestic violence protection stalled by Justice Department  Derry Now
  
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• Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights - The New York Times

  30-04-2026 18:00
  Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights  The New York Times
  
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• Rogers, Cole at FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee Markup - House Committee on Appropriations (.gov)

  30-04-2026 15:55
  Rogers, Cole at FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee Markup  House Committee on Appropriations (.gov)
  
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• Beattie hits out at Justice Minister over policing funding crisis - Tibus

  30-04-2026 15:51
  Beattie hits out at Justice Minister over policing funding crisis  Tibus
  
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