AI is being explored as a way to make court transcripts more accessible and less costly. The findings will help determine how technology could support clearer, more timely access to what was said in court.

On 27 July 2023, Kimberly Milne climbed over the barrier of a bridge above the A90 in Dundee and fell to her death. Nearly three years later, her estranged husband, Lee Milne, has been convicted of culpable homicide in a Scottish court.

Victims and bereaved families will now have up to six months - instead of just 28 days - to challenge sentences they believe are too lenient under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme.

As of this week, public sexual harassment is now a standalone criminal offence in England and Wales.

This moment didn’t happen overnight. It’s the result of sustained advocacy - from campaigners, organisations, and individuals who refused to accept that this behaviour should remain normalised or overlooked.

An open letter from victims and survivors calling for justice reform to reflect the lived reality of delay - and for those voices to be meaningfully included in shaping what comes next.

A survivor-led campaign highlighting a long-standing legal loophole that allows registered sex offenders to change their name, with advocates calling for reform to protect safeguarding systems.

A former police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after deceiving and manipulating Jackie Adedeji over several years. Nearly a decade on, her case highlights the abuse of power, the cost of speaking out, and the importance of being heard.

Our Own Words 2026 is a survivor-designed survey placing lived experience at the centre of domestic abuse research -with the goal of shaping future policy, services and accountability.

Each year in Parliament, one moment brings the scale of violence against women into stark focus.

For the 11th year running, Jess Phillips stood in the House of Commons and read aloud the names of women killed by men in the UK over the past year. This year, there were 108 names.

A legal action raising important questions about safeguarding failures during a vulnerable period after suicide bereavement - and the accountability needed to prevent harm to others. A CrowdJustice fundraiser is supporting the first stage of legal work.

The UK government has announced free independent legal advice for rape victims and further reforms linked to Operation Soteria - steps long called for by survivors and specialist organisations.

A new research project from the University of Glasgow is exploring how survivors use online spaces to share experiences, build community, and make sense of justice - inviting UK participants to take part in zine-making workshops and interviews.

Oxford researchers are inviting survivors who gave evidence at Leeds, Newcastle or Snaresbrook Crown Court to share their experiences of Specialist Sexual Violence Support courts. Insights will help inform future trauma-informed court practice.

A young Black British woman reported her rape. On 3rd March 2026, a court in Hong Kong convicted her. Not him. Her.

Isabel Rose did what every system, every campaign, every helpline tells survivors to do. She came forward. She trusted the process. She reported within 72 hours. And yesterday, she was found guilty.

King’s College London doctoral researcher Urvashi Panchal is recruiting for a UK-wide interview study exploring the experiences of women of colour navigating the criminal justice system following sexual violence in adulthood, and their support needs.

The Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy set out a vision to bring the criminal justice system into the 21st century - pulling what he calls three levers: investment, reform and modernisation.

The message is clear:
Delay has become normalised.
Backlog has become embedded.
That era is ending.

The Guardian’s editorial last week lays bare a truth many families have known for years: when women take their own lives in the context of domestic abuse, justice is too often absent.

The statistics are chilling. Suspected suicides following domestic abuse now rival - and may exceed - the number of women killed directly by partners. Yet these deaths are still routinely processed as isolated tragedies, rather than potential outcomes of sustained coercive control.

Behind every number is a family left not only grieving, but fighting.

In 2010, Nina Cresswell reported a violent sexual assault to the police. Within hours, she was told it wasn’t a crime.

A decade later - after years of carrying the weight of that dismissal - she spoke out publicly to protect other women. The man she named sued her for defamation.

He dragged her through a three-year legal battle. And she won.

At the centre of France’s largest rape trial, she waived her legal right to anonymity and chose an open hearing. Not for exposure - but for principle. She refused to carry the shame that was never hers.

An open courtroom meant the men on trial did not benefit from invisibility. It meant the public saw what coercion and chemical submission actually look like. It shifted where responsibility sits.

Fightback is a powerful short film examining how the criminal justice system treats women who have experienced serious, often prolonged abuse.

The film explores cases where women are serving life sentences after acting in circumstances shaped by violence, coercion and fear - yet their experiences are minimised or misunderstood once they enter the courtroom. Context is stripped away, trauma is reframed as intent, and survival is judged through legal frameworks that fail to reflect the reality of abuse.