Rajiv Menon KC says he was performing his duty to fairly and fully represent his client.

Leaky courts, broken heating and a backlog of more than 79,000 criminal cases in England and Wales paint a picture of a criminal justice system in crisis. With some victims and defendants waiting ...

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

Andrew Cheung says role requires integrity and judgment as six named senior counsel this year Hong Kong's chief justice has urged the city's senior barristers to uphold public confidence in the ...

Palestine Action barrister wins appeal against contempt of court charge over trial speech - Rajiv Menon KC clashed with the judge in the first trial of six Palestine Action activists ...

An indefinite strike by barristers in Northern Ireland will have a "devastating impact on the justice system, particularly for victims", Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The strike, which began ...

On a Crown court visit, rebel MP Charlotte Nichols and bar chair Kirsty Brimelow heard about what's really ailing criminal ...

Courts in the United Kingdom are considering whether to nix mandatory wigs for barristers amid concerns the dress code requirement is "culturally insensitive." "Following questions from barristers ...

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out, indefinite strike after years of declining pay. This industrial action will begin in the first week of September and ...

A continuous all-out strike by criminal barristers is set to bring the justice system grinding to a halt in England and Wales from this week. Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have been ...