Fiona Rutherford
@fionarutherford.bsky.social
Chief Executive of JUSTICE, the UK’s law reform and human rights charity.
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If today’s proposal to curtail jury trials goes ahead, it should only be as an emergency measure with an end date.
More details on the proposal here: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... (3/3)
More details on the proposal here: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... (3/3)
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If today’s proposal to curtail jury trials goes ahead, it should only be as an emergency measure with an end date.
More details on the proposal here: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... (3/3)
More details on the proposal here: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... (3/3)
Reposted by Fiona Rutherford
Our joint panel with @nao.org.uk on public procurement reform will discuss how a rights-based approach can improve accountability, value for money & service quality in outsourced public services – join us!
🗓 22 Jan 2026
🕠 17:30
📍 NAO, SW1W 9SP
Register: justice.org.uk/events/the-f...
🗓 22 Jan 2026
🕠 17:30
📍 NAO, SW1W 9SP
Register: justice.org.uk/events/the-f...
The Future of Outsourcing: Building Fair and Transparent Public Services | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
justice.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our joint panel with @nao.org.uk on public procurement reform will discuss how a rights-based approach can improve accountability, value for money & service quality in outsourced public services – join us!
🗓 22 Jan 2026
🕠 17:30
📍 NAO, SW1W 9SP
Register: justice.org.uk/events/the-f...
🗓 22 Jan 2026
🕠 17:30
📍 NAO, SW1W 9SP
Register: justice.org.uk/events/the-f...
Reposted by Fiona Rutherford
JUSTICE and 40+ other experts today urge the govt to remove the power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial.
Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Lammy urged to end ‘scandal’ of people imprisoned for own protection
Exclusive: Removing courts’ power would help vulnerable adults and children and ‘free up jail spaces’, experts say, in wake of recent manhunts to find missing prisoners released by mistake
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
JUSTICE and 40+ other experts today urge the govt to remove the power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial.
Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reposted by Fiona Rutherford
Do you believe the justice system can make society fairer & want to help make this happen?
If you’re a budding professional, join NextGen JUSTICE60, a new network for future leaders advancing justice through giving, mentoring & collaboration.
Learn more: justice.org.uk/get-involved...
If you’re a budding professional, join NextGen JUSTICE60, a new network for future leaders advancing justice through giving, mentoring & collaboration.
Learn more: justice.org.uk/get-involved...
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Do you believe the justice system can make society fairer & want to help make this happen?
If you’re a budding professional, join NextGen JUSTICE60, a new network for future leaders advancing justice through giving, mentoring & collaboration.
Learn more: justice.org.uk/get-involved...
If you’re a budding professional, join NextGen JUSTICE60, a new network for future leaders advancing justice through giving, mentoring & collaboration.
Learn more: justice.org.uk/get-involved...
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💡 New report proposes 1st rights-based framework to guide AI use in the justice system, to help harness AI’s power safely.
AI isn’t a cure-all & its use carries big risks – to individuals & to democracy if people lose trust in the law through more scandals like Horizon (1/4)
AI isn’t a cure-all & its use carries big risks – to individuals & to democracy if people lose trust in the law through more scandals like Horizon (1/4)
January 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
💡 New report proposes 1st rights-based framework to guide AI use in the justice system, to help harness AI’s power safely.
AI isn’t a cure-all & its use carries big risks – to individuals & to democracy if people lose trust in the law through more scandals like Horizon (1/4)
AI isn’t a cure-all & its use carries big risks – to individuals & to democracy if people lose trust in the law through more scandals like Horizon (1/4)
Reposted by Fiona Rutherford
📢Donate to JUSTICE today and every penny will be doubled📢
To celebrate the launch of our new Strategy, a generous donor has pledged £10,000 of matched funding to support our work.
Donate here today, to instantly double your contributions: bit.ly/3Zuqq2s
Fundraising Matching Campaign for JUSTICE - JUSTICE
Will you make a gift to JUSTICE and help us achieve our vision for a fair, accessible and efficient legal process, in which people’s rights are protected? We are now running a fundraising campaign whe...
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September 17, 2024 at 3:35 PM
📢Donate to JUSTICE today and every penny will be doubled📢
To celebrate the launch of our new Strategy, a generous donor has pledged £10,000 of matched funding to support our work.
Donate here today, to instantly double your contributions: bit.ly/3Zuqq2s
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“When the legal and political sectors function in harmony and MPs have the right tools to do their job well, it results in better laws for all.”
Read JUSTICE's Tyrone Steele in @law360.bsky.social , exploring the challenges facing the UK's rule of law: bit.ly/4eV3yhi
Read JUSTICE's Tyrone Steele in @law360.bsky.social , exploring the challenges facing the UK's rule of law: bit.ly/4eV3yhi
UK Election Offers New Opportunity To Promote Rule Of Law - Law360
With many members of Parliament entering the House of Commons for the first time following the election in July, it is a daunting time for those transitioning into elected legislators, and the input o...
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October 22, 2024 at 2:49 PM
“When the legal and political sectors function in harmony and MPs have the right tools to do their job well, it results in better laws for all.”
Read JUSTICE's Tyrone Steele in @law360.bsky.social , exploring the challenges facing the UK's rule of law: bit.ly/4eV3yhi
Read JUSTICE's Tyrone Steele in @law360.bsky.social , exploring the challenges facing the UK's rule of law: bit.ly/4eV3yhi
Reposted by Fiona Rutherford
The sentencing review is a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the UK’s harmful addiction to prison & opt for solutions that work, such as better housing, healthcare & training. Our Legal Director Stephanie Needleman talks to @martinstanford.bsky.social (2h24 in) www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbcn...
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October 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
The sentencing review is a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the UK’s harmful addiction to prison & opt for solutions that work, such as better housing, healthcare & training. Our Legal Director Stephanie Needleman talks to @martinstanford.bsky.social (2h24 in) www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbcn...
Reposted by Fiona Rutherford
Patrick Green KC ends the session by noting that, “in countries without the rule of law, people would give their lives for it. In countries with the rule of law, people don’t need to know what it means.” #JAC24 #PostOfficeScandal
November 8, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Patrick Green KC ends the session by noting that, “in countries without the rule of law, people would give their lives for it. In countries with the rule of law, people don’t need to know what it means.” #JAC24 #PostOfficeScandal
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