A two-month consultation will look at a shopping list of proposals aimed at restoring public faith in criminal justice ...

Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood says 'recent catastrophic failures in private prosecutions highlight current system is open ...

A rape victim has been given the green light for the first private criminal prosecution in Scotland for more than 40 years. The Scottish Government have approved a legal aid application by Denise ...

Denise Clair will be allowed to pursue a rare private prosecution against footballer David Goodwillie after being granted legal aid.

At the time, Coutts said the decision was taken due to commercial unviability, but the Reform UK leader maintained ... Mr Daw KC to explore a private criminal prosecution. "This is unfinished ...

But after a 14 year battle, the Scottish Government has now approved Ms Clair’s legal aid, giving the green light to pursue a private criminal prosecution - the first in Scotland for over 150 years.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Justice revealed the details of a planned shake-up of private prosecutions in the courts of England and Wales. A two-month consultation will look at a shopping list of ...

At the time, Coutts said the decision was taken due to commercial unviability, but the Reform UK leader maintained it was due to political beliefs ... are instructing Mr Daw KC to explore a private ...