Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
The Coalition government introduced fees for employment tribunals. These can be repaid if cases are successful, but seem to have led to a big fall in number of people using employment tribunals. Read
Judges are being asked to decide whether the government can trigger Article 50 without seeking the consent of Parliament. Read
Europe
Individual countries won’t be able to veto an EU-UK deal on how it leaves the bloc, but could block a deal on future trade if they don’t like it. Read
Several outlets report that the most senior family court judge in England and Wales says that public money is being "squandered" on lawyers. Did he? Read
Figures show that an increasing percentage of judges are female. The same goes for ethnic minorities, although the statistics don't make this clear. Read
The Supreme Court said it would have cost £1,000 for an appeal in the Labour membership case to be heard. Normally, it would be more expensive. Read
Europe
It's not clear whether or not the UK can halt the process of leaving the EU midway through. This has implications for suggestions of a second vote. Read
It’s correct that, earlier this year, only one person in Great Britain had restrictions on his or her daily life because that person was suspected of terrorism-related activity. But that’s not a new d Read
Zero hours contracts, or similar forms of employment, are often unknown, banned or heavily regulated in other European countries. Read
The Independent Police Complaints Commission published new statistics on deaths in police custody today. Read
