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Lawyer convicted of blackmailing former abuser

Guilty verdict despite claim to be seeking compensation

Mixed picture emerges as Government claims 40-year crime low

Sharp falls in some categories outweigh rises in others

May reveals new counter-terrorism measures

Increased powers still restrained by coalition deal

Heads up for solicitors over Counter Terrorism Week

Awareness campaign highlights reporting duties for suspected offences

"Clare's law" Scots pilot begins next week

Ayrshire and Aberdeen to trial disclosure of partners' offending

Royal Commission needed to rethink penal policy, report argues

Louis Blom-Cooper and Seán McConville say politicians need outside help

High Court releases "World's End" double jeopardy ruling

New DNA techniques opened up new investigation possibilities

Justice Committee backs drink-drive change – with awareness campaign

Report says public must be fully informed and prepared

Labour to hold further EAW debate after Commons voting farce

Ministers accused of breaking promise of separate vote

Lords, Faculty join backing for European arrest warrant

Report calls for improvements but sees “no realistic alternative”

Leading legal figures call for European arrest warrant retention

Law Society Presidents join senior judges, QCs and professors

Society paper proposes "root and branch" legal aid overhaul

Discussion document aims to provoke debate on civil and criminal funding