Damian Green’s speech to the Police Superintendents’ Association conference – Home Office

Posted September 13th, 2012 in ministers' powers and duties, police, speeches by tracey

“Speech given by the Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice to the Police Superintendents’ Association conference on 12 September.”

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Home Office, 12th September 2012

Soruce: www.homeoffice,gov.uk

Keyu and others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted September 7th, 2012 in human rights, inquiries, law reports, ministers' powers and duties by tracey

Keyu and others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for Defence: [2012] EWHC 2445(Admin) ;   [2012] WLR (D)  261

“There was no duty under article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on the Secretary of State to conduct an inquiry into deaths occurring before the Convention was adopted and the United Kingdom acceded to the Convention. Likewise because there was no common law right to an inquiry no duty arose under customary international humanitarian law.”

WLR Daily, 4th September 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Cameron reshuffle brings critic of legal aid cuts into ministry of justice – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2012 in legal aid, ministers' powers and duties, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“One of the new ministerial appointees to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has previously been highly critical of the government’s key policy decision to axe £350m from the civil legal aid budget.”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

KA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

KA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1014; [2012] WLR (D) 230

“The Secretary of State’s duty to endeavour to trace the family members of an unaccompanied minor seeking asylum was not discharged by merely informing the child of the facilities of the Red Cross. A failure to discharge the duty might be relevant to judicial consideration of an asylum or humanitarian protection claim. Such failure might also be relevant to a consideration of the duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.”

WLR Daily, 25th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

David Cameron criticised for attacks on Freedom of Information Act – The Guardian

“The information commissioner has accused David Cameron and other members of the political establishment of launching a damaging attack on the Freedom of Information Act which he says is encouraging civil servants to obscure the government from proper scrutiny.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Copyright exception law could be changed without full Parliamentary scrutiny – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2012 in bills, copyright, ministers' powers and duties, news, regulations by sally

“The Business Secretary will have the power to add or remove exceptions to copyright and add or remove exceptions to rights in performances through new laws that would not be subject to the full scrutiny of Parliament, under Government plans.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Ministers not judges will decide secret hearings, experts warn – Daily Telegraph

“Ministers will still be able to dictate whether court cases are heard in secret despite assurances that judges would have the final say, a group of expert lawyers have warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice 26: Spectator contempt – Hunt / Warsi and The Ministerial Code – The Case for ‘Code’ – Charon QC

“On the panel tonight – Kim Evans, commissioning editor of The Justice Gap and ex government lawyer Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog.

Tonight’s topics are varied and raise important issues for the law.

The Spectator contempt case, Hunt, Warsi, the ministerial code and the meaning of quasi-judicial, Richard Moorhead’s ‘Case for code’.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 8th June 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Lord Neuberger’s seven principles empower judges to speak – The Guardian

Posted March 19th, 2012 in judgments, judiciary, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“What should judges be able say outside the courts? One of the most senior judges, Lord Neuberger, has proposed some principles for ‘extra-judicial’ statements. These are likely to shape judicial contributions to public debate for some time to come, but do they go far enough?”

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The Guardian, 16th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The justice and security green paper is an attack on liberty – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2011 in civil justice, disclosure, evidence, ministers' powers and duties, news, terrorism by sally

“The foreign secretary is to endorse plans that will undermine a fundamental constitutional right: the right to open justice. As the Labour party is broadly supportive of the government’s proposals, we can expect them to be approved by parliament next year.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hacker Gary McKinnon ‘could be tried in Britain’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 16th, 2011 in computer crime, extradition, ministers' powers and duties, news, trials by sally

“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker who has fought a 10-year battle against extradition to America, could be tried in Britain, the Attorney General has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Oliver Letwin breached data protection laws, report confirms – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2011 in data protection, documents, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“Oliver Letwin committed a series of data protection breaches by dumping correspondence from constituents in a park bin close to Downing Street, according to the information commissioner.”

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The Guardian, 15th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK borders chief will win constructive dismissal case, Home Office lawyers say – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2011 in constructive dismissal, ministers' powers and duties, news, passports, visas by sally

“Home Office lawyers have advised ministers that Brodie Clark, the senior civil servant at the centre of the passport checks row, will win his case for constructive dismissal against Theresa May, the home secretary.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge rules on case that exposed Liam Fox and Adam Werritty friendship – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2011 in blackmail, damages, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“The legal battle that exposed Adam Werritty’s role at the heart of government has been settled by a high court judge.”

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The Guardian, 7th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Warning over Henry VIII style law powers – The Independent

“Plans for sweeping new Henry VIII-style powers would enable ministers to rewrite the statute book without consulting Parliament, a report warned today.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

House of Lords will be able to vote on key NHS clause – The Guardian

Posted November 2nd, 2011 in bills, health, ministers' powers and duties, news, private equity, social services by michael

“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Oliver Letwin cleared of security breach after dumping documents in park bin – The Guardian

Posted October 21st, 2011 in data protection, ministers' powers and duties, news, privacy, terrorism by tracey

“The Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin has been cleared of allegations that he could have committed a security breach after being photographed dumping work-related documents in bins in a park close to Downing Street.”

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The Guardian, 20th Ocober 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Liam Fox breached Ministerial Code – The Independent

Posted October 20th, 2011 in ministers' powers and duties, news, reports by tracey

“Liam Fox’s contacts with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty constituted a clear breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct, the Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell said today.”

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The Independent, 18th October 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home secretary should lose power to meddle in extradition cases, panel says – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2011 in extradition, human rights, inquiries, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“The home secretary should lose the power to intervene on human rights grounds in extradition cases, an official judge-led inquiry has recommended.”

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The Guardian, 18th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Society calls for delay to legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 18th, 2011 in bills, legal aid, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“The Law Society today called on the government to delay passage of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, after Jonathan Djanogly was stripped of responsibility for regulating claims management companies.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th October 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk