“Kenneth Clarke faced anger last night after threatening to scrap the automatic right of arrested suspects to receive free advice from a solicitor.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“David Cameron has refused to be driven into another policy U-turn on crime after rejecting calls from Ed Miliband for DNA to be routinely retained in rape cases.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former cabinet secretary and a former leader of the Liberal Democrats have criticised government contingency plans to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge as unsatisfactory and unreliable.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
We are now monitoring Command Papers and will be linking to the full text where available.
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is today publishing the results of an independent investigation into the operations of smaller legal services regulators.”
Full story
Legal Services Board, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The Government has outlined proposals to give a prospective new competition authority powers to resolve consumer complaints.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The biggest winding back of access to justice in the legal aid system’s history is not getting the attention it deserves.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice secretary’s plans for improving sentencing offer nothing new.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today warned that access to justice will be systematically deprived as the Government published the response to its legal aid consultation.”
The Bar Council, 21st June 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Louise Casey, Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, has welcomed the Government’s response to its ‘Breaking the Cycle’ Green Paper.'”
Ministry of Justice, 21st June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Breaking the Cycle: Government Response, Cm 8070 (PDF)
“A high court judge has been put on probation and ordered to pay £5,000 costs for a ‘dangerous and unpleasant’ attack on his wife.”
Full story
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Kenneth Clarke’s justice bill shows cuts to legal aid. Now the Legal Action Group has worked out the consequences of these cuts by region.”
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The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales: the Government Response, Cm 8072 (PDF)
“A failed asylum seeker was due to be deported to Nigeria despite an ongoing police investigation into allegations that she was raped in Britain.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s extradition arrangements with the US and the EU must be overhauled to better protect rights of individuals, a committee of MPs and peers is arguing.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British teenager suspected of masterminding a global computer hacking plot from his bedroom could face a fight against extradition to the US.”
The Independent, 21st June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“David Cameron has announced plans to impose a surprise tough ‘two strikes and you’re out’ mandatory life sentence in a move that looks set to dash justice secretary Kenneth Clarke’s hopes of stabilising the record 85,000 prison population in England and Wales.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The National Trust is being sued for damages after a boy was killed when a two-ton tree branch collapsed on to a school party at a stately home.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Liberty director says justice secretary’s £350m budget cut leaves only footballers and criminal defendants able to get legal advice.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An internationally renowned children’s heart specialist won a High Court action yesterday to prevent hearsay evidence being used against him in a case involving allegations of child abuse.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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