19.10.22
Former Brexit secretary makes comments in parliamentary debate based on defamation case against the Bureau
21.08.22
Rigid legal rules have seen draconian punishments meted out to vulnerable people who often face court hearings without a lawyer
20.07.22
The Enablers
Three-step test will give courts more power to dismiss lawsuits aimed at shutting down criticism
08.07.22
Domestic Violence
Eight out of 10 police employees accused of domestic abuse keep their jobs. So who can victims turn to when their abuser is part of the very system that pledges to protect them?
04.02.22
Our Impact
Unearthing facts, uncovering wrongdoing, collaboration and meaningful storytelling made the Bureau’s journalism more impactful than ever in 2021
15.11.21
Some companies under investigation spend up to 10 times more than the Serious Fraud Office on legal and investigation fees, the Bureau can reveal
09.11.21
The Housing Crisis
The head of the civil justice system in England and Wales intervened after Bureau reporters were repeatedly blocked from public hearings
03.11.21
The Bureau has found hundreds of mortgage possession cases in courts since the ban on enforcing home repossessions was lifted – some over as little as £1,000
23.09.21
Global Health
Rigid rules on possession orders leave judges unable to take tenant's situation into account
08.07.21
The grudges of oligarchs, dictators and their hangers-on are now routinely fought in British courts
18.06.21
English courtrooms have become a battleground — and a source of powerful weapons — in fierce disputes between the tycoons and the politicians of the post-Soviet world
25.05.21
The ECHR has ruled that the UK's program of mass surveillance was not compliant with European human rights law and that journalistic material deserves special protections from interception
19.04.21
Local Power
More questions for Thurrock council after judge cites "unsatisfactory" evidence from controversial businessman to whom it gave £420m
17.03.21
The Bureau has won its challenge against Thurrock council's refusal to reveal what it has borrowed and where it has invested almost £1bn of public money
