Sir Christopher Bellamy QC has been made the Parliamentary Under the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice. The 76-year-old, who penned the report urging the MoJ to increase legal aid spending, can now sit in the House of Lords to represent the government...

Advisers stationed at GP surgeries, council offices, libraries, and other convenient locations can help more people get more “timely” access to civil justice, according to a think tank report published today. The Social Market Foundation said that legal support for civil justice (issues such...