Plans to reform private prosecutions after Post Office Horizon scandal
Improved oversight and a law to strip organisations of their power to take people to court are among measures gaining cross-party support
September 2023
University Guide 2024
Best UK universities for law – league table
The study of criminal legal systems – includes criminology and jurisprudence
July 2023
Other lives
Sharon Mellor obituary
Other Lives: Nurse, teacher and justice of the peace who taught more than 1,000 students in her role as a law lecturer
January 2023
‘Huge win’ for trade union as Durham University raises PhD students’ pay
University had paid some postgraduate researchers ‘less than minimum wage’
September 2022
University Guide 2023
Best UK universities for law – league table
The study of criminal legal systems – includes criminology and jurisprudence
July 2022
Alex Magaisa obituary
Lawyer and key adviser to Morgan Tsvangirai who helped draft Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution
June 2022
A criminal record should not be a life sentence
Letters: David Wacks on youth convictions and cautions, John Hughes on the need to delete records of minor offences from decades ago, and a magistrate on the need for DBS reform
January 2022
Other lives
Christopher Harding obituary
Other lives: Teacher, researcher and writer who published a large body of work on legal, criminological and historical subjects
October 2021
The importance of using the right language
Letters: Kevin Harper on the need to use plain English, and Peter Branston on new language and Thomas Hardy
September 2021
Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My dad scorns my career goals. How do I keep us from falling out?
You need to talk to him, but set the scene so that your father is more receptive to your point of view, says Annalisa Barbieri
June 2021
James Crawford obituary
Energetic public international lawyer who advised many countries and reshaped the rules on wrongdoings between them
February 2021
Apprenticeships 2021
Careers in law: why apprenticeships are being embraced by the elite profession
In a drive to make legal work more accessible to people from diverse backgrounds, many law firms now offer on-the-job training
January 2021
Other lives
Roy Douglas obituary
Other Lives: Academic and author who stood five times for the Liberal party in parliamentary elections
November 2020
‘My son’s studies inspired me to do a law degree – 14 years later he admitted me into the supreme court’
Someone said to me: ‘Do you really think you can do a law degree? It’s hard.’ I said: ‘Being a single mother and raising four children by myself is hard’
September 2020
University Guide 2024
University subject profile: law
University Guide 2023
University guide 2023: The University of Law
June 2020
Rwandan refugees' son nears £60,000 target to go to Cambridge
Other lives
Jenny Chapman obituary
February 2020
Alternatives to uni: how to get an elite job without student debt
If you’re looking to enter a highly-skilled profession such as banking, insurance or law, going to university isn’t the only route to a top career
August 2019
Clearing 2019
Change course: how to rethink your degree if you miss your grades
Overpredicted on your A-level results? Lost a place at your first-choice uni? Don’t panic. Clearing’s a good time for a do-over
