“David Cameron today told the Commons that police orchestrated a cover-up over their role in the Hillsborough football stadium disaster, in which 96 people died, and there was a campaign to smear the dead. This is his statement in full.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Guidance for caseworkers on deciding applications, responding to legal challenges and reconsideration requests.”
UK Border Agency, 7th September 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Legal Services Board today publishes a report by a team led by Professor Richard Moorhead of University College, Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law at London, outlining how professional ethics in the legal sector may be tracked over time. The LSB commissioned the research to support the ongoing evaluation of the impact of the Legal Services Act 2007.”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th September 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Related link: Designing Ethics Indicators for Legal Services Provision (PDF)
“A toddler died from a methadone overdose after professionals who had long-standing contact with the boy and his drug-using parents missed opportunities to take him into care, a report has revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prisoners should be consulted directly about what is most likely to stop them reoffending, says a report out on Wednesday from campaign group, the Prison Reform Trust. Controversially, it calls on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to commission a ‘payment-by-results’ pilot to test the effectiveness of the active involvement by prisoners in their own resettlement plans.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Evidence of ‘fundamental gaps’ in lawyers’ skills suggests that the current education system is not fit for purpose, according to a discussion paper published as part of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson is ‘loading a gun’ at the newspaper industry according to Chris Blackhurst, editor of The Independent.”
BBC News, 30th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Higher fines for firms that fail to co-operate with regulators and potential criminal sanctions for benchmark manipulation have been suggested by the Treasury Select Committee in a report responding to alleged manipulation of market rates by major banks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Legal precedent demands that tenants unable to meet unaffordable housing costs are legally homeless. What does this mean in today’s London?”
The Guardian, 21st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The death of a four-month-old girl in Birmingham four years ago ‘could and should have been prevented’, according to a serious case review.”
BBC News, 9th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The shocking catalogue of abuse at a care home first exposed by a TV investigation has been laid bare in a damning report.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Reforms to the efficiency of the administration of justice have increased the burdens on the judiciary at a time when their pay and pension packages are being cut, according to a report from the lord chief justice, Igor Judge.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2012
Source: www.gazette.co.uk
“Mr Justice Ryder’s report into the modernisation of Family Justice is published today (30 July) containing a series of proposals to improve the workings of Family Courts.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th July 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Many remand prisoners had a poorer regime and less support than sentenced prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a short thematic review.”
HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tens of thousands of remand prisoners who are yet to be convicted are treated far worse in jails in England and Wales than sentenced prisoners, according to an official watchdog report.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Family courts need a radical change of culture to combat ‘unacceptably long delays’ caused by a system struggling to cope with an influx of care cases following the Baby Peter tragedy and planned cuts to legal aid, the lord chief justice has said.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK should have a new ‘Copyright Hub’ to allow for rights holders to licence the use of their content through a simpler, more transparent and less costly system than currently exists, a report commissioned by the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Tonight (28 July) I am talking with Alex Novarese, Editor in Chief of Legal Week. The legal world is changing. Legal news reporting is changing – the way legal services are delivered is changing and even the Bar is getting in on the act to compete for work.”
Charon QC, 28th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Gambling laws are ‘outdated’ and ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with social and technological changes, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The CPS has tried to find ways of assessing the impact it has on improving the safety of the victims in cases of violence against women and girls.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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