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Spain drops extradition attempt against Catalan professor
Discharge of warrant averts scheduled full hearing
Sentencing Council revises "Principles" guideline following public comments
Post-consultation version to go to High Court for approval
Police biometric data use to come under commissioner oversight
Ministers consult on proposals to safeguard ethical practice
Extended driving disqualification provisions come into force next week
Courts must give additional ban where custody also being served
Simplified victims' code published for learning disability users
Tool also to be designed for adult supporters to assess communication needs
Human Rights Committee raises concerns over Counter Terrorism Bill
MPs and peers warn of insufficient safeguards
Vulnerable Witnesses Bill goes out to views
Justice Committee issues call for evidence ahead of stage 1
Report finds success in tackling offensive weapons crime
Offender age increases as 10 year figures show big reduction
High number of remand prisoners is concern, Justice Committee reports
Criticism voiced over lack of data to explain recent increase
Bill will control online sales of offensive weapons to under-18s
Scottish ministers to seek Holyrood consent to UK measure
Angiolini to review police complaints handling procedures
Former Lord Advocate commissioned to deliver independent report
Justice co-operation post-Brexit must be on different basis: Barnier
European arrest warrant "cannot apply" without freedom of movement
Keep on reporting, minister urges, as hate crime figures show mixed picture
Different patterns emerge for different categories of victim
Judge annuls criminal injuries compensation refusal in historic rape case
"Exceptional circumstances" for not applying to be reconsidered
Government paper warns of post-Brexit cross-border crime challenges
Ministers call for direct links with European enforcement agencies
Bill published to bring in more pre-recorded evidence
Further measures for children and vulnerable witnesses in criminal trials
Policing of 1980s miners' strike to come under independent review
John Scott QC to try and bring closure for those in bitter episode
JUSTICE report concerned at waiving of police station rights
Study finds 70% of suspects decline legal advice
Supreme Court dismisses NI abortion appeal – but finds breach of rights
Majority holds Human Rights Commission had no standing to bring case
Holyrood passes gay pardons bill
Unanimous support at stage 3 for law to cancel old convictions
Daily Record fined £80,000 for contempt
"Blatant contempt" in two reports, one published against legal advice
Ministers announce further funding for prisoner healthcare
Support for partnerships to meet changing needs
Supreme Court to rule next week on Northern Ireland abortion law
Judgment on 7 June on cases of malformed foetus, rape or incest
Mixed reactions to Bracadale hate crime proposals
Support from equality group; women's organisations disappointed