Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP – Judges Dinner 2013 – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 5th, 2013 in judges, judiciary, lord chancellor, rule of law, speeches by tracey

“Speech given by Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP. Originally given at Judges Dinner 2013.This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”

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Ministry of Justice, 4th July 2013

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The Judicial Working Group on Litigants in Person – Judiciary of England and Wales

“The Judicial Working Group on Litigants in Person – Report, July 2013.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 5th July 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Lord Mayor’s Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges, 2013 – Speech by The Lord Chief Justice

Posted July 5th, 2013 in judges, judiciary, rule of law, speeches by tracey

“The Lord Mayor’s Banquet to Her Majesty’s Judges, speech by  Lord Judge, 3 July 2013.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 5th July 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Consultation launched into migrant access of health services – Home Office

Posted July 5th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, press releases by tracey

“A consultation into short term migrant’s access and contribution to the NHS has been launched as part of the Immigration Bill.”

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Home Office, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Proposals for landlord checks to tackle illegal migrants renting – Home Office

“Private landlords will be required to check the immigration status of new tenants under government proposals being launched in a consultation today.”

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Home Office,3rd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Two Upper Tribunal decisions – Panopticon

“The Upper Tribunal has handed down two decisions on Iraq and section 27 FOIA, which raise some interesting procedural points – FCO v Information Commissioner and Plowden GIA/2474/2012 and Cabinet Office and Information Commissioner v Muttitt GIA/0957/2012.”

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Panopticon, 2nd July 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Human Rights legislation is not a “licence to squat”, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 5th, 2013 in appeals, human rights, news, repossession, squatting by tracey

“A landowner’s right to recover possession of his property does not infringe the human rights of squatters, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Damages for infringement should be calculated on basis of amended not original patents, rules Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 5th, 2013 in airlines, appeals, damages, news, patents, Supreme Court by tracey

“The UK Supreme Court has ruled that companies found to have infringed patents can rely on the subsequent amendment of patent claims to exonerate them from liability for damages.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

CPS may bring first case against Metropolitan police spy – The Guardian

“Prosecutors are considering launching the first case against an undercover police officer deployed to infiltrate political campaigns. The Crown Prosecution Service is examining allegations of wrongdoing by Jim Boyling, a former member of a covert Metropolitan police unit which planted undercover officers in political groups for four decades.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Azelle Rodney inquiry to give final ruling – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2013 in complaints, homicide, inquiries, news, police by tracey

“An official inquiry is expected to criticise the Metropolitan police over the shooting dead of a man by an elite firearms officer.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to be freed – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2013 in murder, news, parole, sexual offences, young offenders by tracey

“One of James Bulger’s killers, Jon Venables, should be released from prison, the parole board has said. Venables was previously paroled, but sent back to jail for accessing child pornography.”

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BBC News, 4th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Senior lawyer takes out injunction to cover up affair – The Independent

Posted July 5th, 2013 in freedom of expression, injunctions, news, privacy, solicitors by tracey

“A senior lawyer has taken out a gagging order typically reserved for philandering footballers to cover up details of his affair with a younger woman.”

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The Independent, 4th July 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Cab driver falsely accused of rape saved by his phone app – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 5th, 2013 in news, perverting the course of justice, rape, telecommunications by tracey

“A woman who falsely accused a taxi driver of a knifepoint sex attack has been
jailed after he exposed her lies using an app on his mobile phone.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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The foreign rioter we cannot deport because of his ‘right to family life’ – Daily Telegraph

“Lawyers for Derrick Kinsasi successfully argued that sending him back to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would breach his ‘right to family life’ under Labour’s Human Rights Act, even though he is unmarried and has no children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Grayling promises second consultation on legal aid – but sets red lines – Law Society’s Gazette

“The Ministry of Justice will publish a second ‘short’ consultation on its ‘finalised’ legal aid proposals in September before ‘pressing on’, the justice secretary announced this morning.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.lawgazete.co.uk

New coroner rules aim to reduce inquest delays – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2013 in codes of practice, coroners, delay, inquests, news, time limits by sally

“Coroners in England and Wales will have to meet a new code of standards to make inquests more efficient.”

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BBC News, 4th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lord chief justice warns against state encroachment – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2013 in judges, judiciary, news, speeches by sally

“Lord Judge uses lord mayor’s dinner to advise against taking judicial independence for granted.”

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The Guardian, 4th July 2013

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Sunday Times wins long-running libel trial against East End businessman – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2013 in defamation, media, news, trial without jury by sally

“The Sunday Times has won a long-running libel trial brought by an East End businessman it accused of running a vast criminal empire in London.”

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The Guardian, 4th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MI5 spy cleared of assaulting and harassing ex-girlfriend – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2013 in assault, domestic violence, harassment, intelligence services, news by sally

“A spy who was accused by his ex-girlfriend – also an MI5 agent – of assaulting and harassing her has been cleared at Southwark Crown Court.”

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BBC News, 4th July 2013

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Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted July 4th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Transforming the CJS: A Strategy and Action Plan to Reform the Criminal Justice System, Cm 8658 (PDF)

Reserves in the Future Force 2020: Valuable and Valued, Cm 8655 (PDF)

Sixth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session 2012-13: Foreign Policy Considerations for the UK and Scotland in the Event of Scotland Becoming an Independent Country, Cm 8644 (PDF)

Draft Deregulation Bill, Cm 8642 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk