Category: reports

Access to Justice for Litigants in Person (or self-represented litigants) – Civil Justice Council

Posted November 11th, 2011 in civil justice, Civil Justice Council, legal aid, litigants in person, reports by tracey

“A CJC working party has looked at how access to justice can be improved for individuals, known as litigants-in-person, who either choose not to have or cannot afford legal representation. Its report sets out a range of short and longer term practical recommendations aimed at addressing the problems faced by unrepresented litigants to help them resolve their disputes.”

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Civil Justice Council, 11th November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/advisory-bodies/cjc

Carry on with the cuts and good divorce reforms will fail – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2011 in bills, divorce, families, family courts, legal aid, news, reports by sally

“If passed in its present form, the legal aid bill will compound the agonies of warring families.”

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The Guardian, 6th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Family justice review calls for six-month case deadline – BBC News

Posted November 3rd, 2011 in adoption, family courts, news, reports, time limits by sally

“Childcare decisions in family courts should be made within six months, an official review has said.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Divorced fathers will not get legal right to access – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2011 in adoption, divorce, family courts, news, parental rights, reports by sally

“Fathers who have gone through divorce or separation will not be granted a legal right to guarantee that their child has “a meaningful relationship with both parents”, according to a long-awaited report on family law.”

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The Guardian, 3rd October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Knife crime law: Up to 400 more teenagers face custody – BBC News

Posted November 1st, 2011 in detention, news, offensive weapons, reports, young offenders by sally

“As many as 400 extra teenagers could be given custodial sentences every year because of changes to knife crime laws announced last week, according to a government impact assessment.”

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BBC News, 1st November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Referral fee ban will hit PI claimants – says MoJ assessment – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 1st, 2011 in fees, insurance, law firms, news, personal injuries, reports by sally

“Personal injury claimants could suffer from a ban on referral fees while insurers and lawyers would incur no extra costs, according to the government department proposing the ban.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st October 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Britons unaware of legal risks of posting online – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 1st, 2011 in defamation, internet, news, reports by sally

“Half of all Twitter users do not consider the legal risks before tweeting, according to a new report.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lawyers slam government plans to restrict unfair dismissal claims – The Lawyer

Posted October 27th, 2011 in news, reports, unfair dismissal by sally

“Employment lawyers have hit back at a leaked government paper that proposes abolishing unfair dismissal claims for ’unproductive workers’, stressing it would rob all employees of basic legal protection.”

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The Lawyer, 26th October 2011

Source: www.thelawyer.com

MPs call for tougher personal data abuse laws – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2011 in data protection, detention, fines, news, penalties, reports, select committees by sally

“Courts should have the power to punish people breaching the Data Protection Act with prison sentences, MPs on the justice select committee have said.”

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BBC News, 27th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Britain unable to deport more than 5,000 foreign offenders – The Guardian

Posted October 27th, 2011 in deportation, human rights, news, reports by sally

“The number of foreign prisoners who have come to the end of their sentences but cannot be deported has passed the 5,000 mark, despite repeated pledges by Home Office ministers to speed up removals.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 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

Crown Court Sentencing Survey – first results published – Sentencing Council

Posted October 18th, 2011 in Crown Court, news, reports, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The Sentencing Council has published a report with results from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, an ongoing data collection exercise of sentencing decisions made in the Crown Court that is required for the Council to comply with the terms of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

The report presents the findings of the first six months of the survey. It can be accessed here.”

Sentencing Council, 18th October 2011

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

IPCC says police failed murdered young mother – The Independent

Posted October 18th, 2011 in complaints, domestic violence, murder, news, police, reports by sally

“A young mother was beaten to death by her violent ex-partner after police failed to intervene 11 times, investigators said today.”

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The Independent, 18th October 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Carter-Ruck’s take on the Trafigura story: who guards the Guardian? – Legal Week

Posted October 18th, 2011 in contempt of court, injunctions, media, news, parliamentary privilege, public interest, reports, theft by sally

“In the last three years The Guardian has published over 200 articles relating to Trafigura, the vast majority of which have referred to the ‘super-injunction’ which the company obtained against the newspaper and to Carter-Ruck’s apparent attempts to gag the reporting of Parliament. Despite this saturation coverage, some questions remain unanswered.”

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Legal Week, 17th October 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Gary McKinnon extradition law ‘not biased against Britons’ – The Guardian

Posted October 18th, 2011 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news, reports, treaties by sally

“Controversial extradition legislation under which Gary McKinnon, who has Asperger’s syndrome, faces being sent for trial in the United States on computer hacking charges is not ‘lopsided’ or biased against British citizens, a judge-led review will report on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 18th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Too many women in prison for breaching community orders – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2011 in community service, news, prisons, release on licence, reports, women by tracey

“Too many women are still serving short-prison sentences, often for breaching community orders for crimes that do not themselves carry a prison sentence, according to criminal justice watchdogs. A joint report by the chief inspectors of prisons, probation and the Crown Prosecution Service, published on Thursday, says the size of female prison population – 4,243 in England and Wales – is still a matter of concern.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CQC calls for action to improve care for older people – Care QualityCommission

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, press releases, reports by tracey

“CQC today publishes a report into the standards of care that older people receive in hospital – and calls for a system-wide response to combat the failings identified.”

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Care Quality Commission, 13th October 2011

Source: www.cqc.org.uk

Hospitals lambasted for ‘alarming’ treatment of older people – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, news, reports by tracey

“Too many hospital staff do not ensure older patients eat and drink properly, fail to respect their dignity and talk to them in a condescending manner, the NHS watchdog warns.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Criminal justice system ‘wasteful’, says Law Society report – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 6th, 2011 in criminal justice, news, reports by sally

“Better procedures and improved communication between prosecution and defence could reduce delays and waste in the criminal justice system, according to a Law Society report.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th October 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Rehashing old ideas? A response to the Bill of Rights Commission’s proposals – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in courts, human rights, news, reports by tracey

“As we recently posted, the UK Commission on a Bill of Rights has published its interim advice to Government on reform of the European Court of Human Rights. The Commission made recommendations to achieve the ‘effective functioning of the Court over the long term’, following which Joshua Rozenberg stated that ‘everybody now agrees on the need for fundamental reform. It has to happen. And it will.’ But if there is such agreement, can the Commission’s recommendations produce any meaningful reform? Or do the proposals simply rehash old ideas?”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th September 2011

Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com