‘Naomi Shelton, Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP considers the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2020.’
Family Law Week, 21st January 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘An inquiry into the way prisons deal with convicted terrorists is being launched by the independent terror watchdog amid concerns of growing radicalisation behind bars.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defendants, victims including teenagers, and witnesses are having to wait up to four years from the time of an alleged offence to the case reaching crown court trial because of delays caused mainly by Covid.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The current test for appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal is “not strict enough to prevent misuse” of the system by those wanting to benefit from delays caused by “hopeless challenges”, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.’
Litigation Futures, 7th December 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A former supreme court justice has called for urgent action in dealing with prisoners languishing under indefinite sentences, branding the now defunct scheme “the greatest single stain on our criminal justice system”.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government has issued a statutory instrument under emergency procedures to prevent, except in specified circumstances, bailiffs and High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) attending at a dwelling house to execute a writ or warrant of possession, execute a writ or warrant of restitution or deliver a notice of eviction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Government has issued a statutory instrument under emergency procedures to prevent, except in specified circumstances, bailiffs and High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) attending at a dwelling house to execute a writ or warrant of possession, execute a writ or warrant of restitution or deliver a notice of eviction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has been hit with a judicial review challenge over the ongoing refusal to enforce warrants and writs by bailiffs and High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs).’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘By a majority the Supreme Court has dismissed this appeal concerning the standard of proof, or degree of conclusivity, required for the determination of the result of an inquest into a death where the question is whether the deceased committed suicide.’
UKSC Blog, 13th November 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A prisoner who was allegedly sexually assaulted behind bars by another inmate has challenged the Ministry of Justice over its policy on placing transgender women in women’s prisons.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Legal aid services are on the brink of collapse due to successive cuts and the disruption wreaked by Covid-19, say lawyers.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Concerns are growing that a service to help people follow court proceedings in England and Wales is to be privatised and deregulated.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Extending the amount of time unconvicted defendants can await trial in prison will have a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian or from other ethnic minorities, according to official advice handed to ministers.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to allow the Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court to depart from European Union case law from next year, despite the opposition of a majority of respondents to a consultation.’
Litigation Futures, 19th October 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The new president of the Law Society on why it’s crucial to defend the rule of law in these febrile times.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Speech delivered by the Lord Chancellor at Temple Church for the Opening of the Legal Year Service.’
Ministry of Justice, 2nd October 2020
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