‘A new standards code calls for investigations to be completed within six months.’
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The Independent, 13th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A soldier has been called a “disgrace” for posting offensive Facebook messages over the death of a three-year-old boy. Warren Butler, 19, from Carlisle, was handed a 16-week sentence, suspended for 18 months and ordered to complete 250 hours community service.’
BBC News, 11th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bereaved loved ones will be put at the heart of the coroner system, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today as he launched a new guide for people who have to become involved with inquests.’
Ministry of Justice, 24th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Victims are to be given new rights to challenge the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision not to charge a suspect or to drop a prosecution.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system in England and Wales, Justice Minister Helen Grant said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A husband has won £25,000 in damages for ‘bereavement’ after his wife tricked him into believing children whom he raised until they were teenagers were his rather than the products of affairs.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Reforms to the coroner system will ensure that inquests are more timely, more efficient and more effective, Minister Jonathan Djanogly said.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This review by the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses raises issues that need debating, especially in the light of recent cases. The judiciary will give this report close attention alongside the draft Directive on victims issued by the Commission in May which they are already considering carefully.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has announced an additional £500,000 to help victims of homicide, following the publication of the Victims Commissioner’s report today.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service is extending its service for bereaved families at court, announced the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, today. He also welcomed the Victims Commissioners report: Review into the Needs of Families Bereaved by Homicide.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th July 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The families of murder victims receive worse treatment from the courts than the rich and wealthy who want to protect their privacy and they need a statutory ‘victims’ law’ to protect their rights.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Families who have lost loved ones under terrible circumstances are facing costs of £37,000 on average as they struggle to pick up the pieces, according to figures released today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Key and another v Key and others [2010] EWHC 408 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 69
“Although affective disorder such as depression, including that caused by bereavement, was more likely to affect powers of decision-making than comprehension, the effect of bereavement on a testator’s mind was a factor to be taken into account when deciding whether he had capacity to make a will and was capable of impairing testamentary capacity.”
WLR Daily, 9th March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised the government for ignoring Law Commission recommendations to increase general damages in personal injury cases.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Charter for Bereaved People brings together many of the services bereaved people will receive from coroners in a reformed system. It will be enabled by the Coroners and Death Certification Bill and will have the status of statutory guidance.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Draft charter for bereaved people (PDF)
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