“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement about the Supreme Court Implementation Programme: ‘I am pleased to be able to report further significant progress… the programme remains on time and within budget.’ ”
Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement announcing revised operational guidance for police on the issuing of penalty notices for disorder for retail crime and criminal damage.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government has today set out plans to make sure that more public information is made available and is preserved for future generations.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Jack Straw has announced proposals to crack down on nuisance legal claims and new powers to seize money from prisoners.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a statement about the government response to the Law Commission’s Report on Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Law Commission welcomes the Government’s response to its report on housing disputes.”
Law Commission, 16th July 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Two Bournemouth businesses have been fined a total of more than £40,000 for employing illegal workers.”
UK Border Agency, 16th July 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Bar Council and the Family Law Bar Association have today published a review of the Impact Assessment carried out by Ernst & Young on the impact of the Legal Service Commission’s proposed cuts to the family legal aid budget. The review, which was conducted by the independent economic consultancy Oxera, analyses the Ernst & Young report, A Market Analysis of Family Advocacy, which was published on the 29th June.”
The Bar Council, 16th July 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Council has today welcomed the report on family law reform, Every Family Matters, from the Centre for Social Justice, a leading think tank which is chaired by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, the former Leader of the Conservative Party. The Centre for Social Justice’s latest family law report, which focuses on the breakdown of family life in modern Britain, and the way in which this is addressed by the legal system.”
The Bar Council, 16th July 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Press Release: Attorney General welcomes analysis of CPS advocacy.”
Attorney General’s Office, 16th July 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“O’Connor and Rooney: serial burglars’ sentences doubled.”
Attorney General’s Office, 16th July 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Simpler forms allowing you to choose someone now that you trust to make decisions on your behalf in the future if you lose your mental capacity have been presented to Parliament.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Legal Services Commission proposals to cut legal support for vulnerable children and families have been savaged in a damning report from the all-party Justice Select Committee.”
The Bar Council, 15th July 2009
source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Statement: Kinsella killers’ sentences not to be referred as unduly lenient.”
Attorney General’s Office, 15th July 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“This consultation paper sets out the details of the draft regulations for the introduction of means testing for criminal legal aid in the Crown Court.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Andrew Walker of Maitland Chambers, solicitors from housing charity Shelter, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, together acted pro bono to save a family from eviction of their home of 20 years. In the process they obtained the first large Section 194 ‘pro bono costs order’, requiring the losing party to pay £20,000 to the Access to Justice Foundation to support yet more pro bono.”
The Bar Council, 14th July 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The government’s new strategy on serious organised crime introduces plans to create a more hostile environment for organised criminals by seizing assets and shutting businesses.”
Home Office, 13th July 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The annual report for the family procedure rule committee, a non-departmental public body set up under the Courts Act 2003 to make rules of court for use in family proceedings.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Minister Claire Ward has made a statement about the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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