Civil justice system: why we are doing well but can do better – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2009 in civil justice, civil procedure rules, costs, news by sally

“Ten years ago I took on the task of looking at how we could reform our slow and costly civil justice system. The resulting proposals were enshrined in new civil procedure rules (CPR). They were intended to transform, and I believe did transform, the legal system. The object was to create a new way of conducting civil litigation in England and Wales.”

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The Times, 11th June 2009

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Metropolitan police officers flushed my head in toilet, says suspect – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2009 in news, police, torture by sally

“One of the victims of alleged torture by six Metropolitan police officers claims his head was thrust down a toilet which was repeatedly flushed over him as he was interrogated, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2009

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Q&A: terror control orders – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2009 in control orders, news by sally

“What are control orders?

They allow the Home Secretary to impose restrictions on a person suspected of involvement in terrorist related activity.”

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The Times, 10th June 2009

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Brown gets tough in Parliament clean-up – The Independent

Posted June 11th, 2009 in constitutional law, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“Legislation is to be rushed through Parliament to end Westminster’s system of self-regulation and impose a new code of conduct on MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal, Gordon Brown announced today.”

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The Independent, 10th June 2009

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