Cameron’s speech on the European court of human rights in full – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2012 in constitutional reform, courts, human rights, news, speeches by sally

Cameron’s speech on the European court of human rights in full

The Guardian, 25th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Developing equity – a view from the Court of Appeal – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of The Rolls

Posted January 24th, 2012 in equity, judges, speeches by sally

Developing equity – a view from the Court of Appeal (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of The Rolls

Chancery Bar Association Conference, 20th January 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Attorney General: The Barnardo’s Lecture – Justice or ordeal: supporting and treating children fairly through the trial process – Attorney General’s Office

Posted December 14th, 2011 in children, criminal procedure, speeches, witnesses by sally

The Barnardo’s Lecture – Justice or ordeal: supporting and treating children fairly through the trial process

Attorney General’s Office, 12th December 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Top judge speaks! Are the judiciary becoming too outspoken? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 8th, 2011 in judges, judiciary, news, speeches by tracey

“A lot of headlines begin with “Top judge…” at the moment. Top Judge has variously attacked MPs who reveal injunctions, expressed fears over cameras in court, warned legal aid in family cases may disappear, protested over legal aid reforms, urged murder law reforms and said Britain can ignore Europe on human rights (he didn’t, but that’s another story).”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 8th December 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

 

Transcript of the Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Press Conference 2011 – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted December 7th, 2011 in judiciary, speeches by sally

Transcript of the Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Press Conference 2011 (PDF)

Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th December 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Barristers plan escrow scheme for holding client money – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 6th, 2011 in barristers, client accounts, news, speeches by sally

“The bar is looking into a scheme to allow barristers to hold client money through proxies, the incoming head of the bar said in his inaugural speech last night.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Incoming Bar Chairman: Invest in the Future – The Bar Council

Posted December 6th, 2011 in barristers, legal aid, news, pro bono work, speeches by sally

“In his inaugural address this evening to the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, Michael Todd QC, who becomes Chairman of the Bar on 1 January 2012, called on the Government and the Bar to invest in the future.”

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The Bar Council, 5th December 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Attorney General: Contempt – a balancing act – Attorney General’s Office

Posted December 2nd, 2011 in contempt of court, freedom of expression, media, speeches by tracey

“Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP at City University London: ‘Contempt – A Balancing Act.
Balancing the freedom of the press with the fair administration of justice.’ ”

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Attorney General’s Office, 1st December 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Family judges must take bigger role to curb court battlegrounds – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 1st, 2011 in case management, children, family courts, judges, legal aid, news, speeches by sally

“Judges should take a more active role in family cases to stop them becoming ‘battlegrounds’ for warring parents who use children as ‘ammunition’, one of the country’s most senior judges said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Changing the culture – Speech by Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division

Posted November 30th, 2011 in budgets, family courts, judges, legal aid, speeches by sally

Changing the culture (PDF)

Speech by Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division

The Law Reform Committee of the Bar Council, 29th November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

‘Few’ solicitors understand e-disclosure, says Jackson – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 29th, 2011 in costs, disclosure, electronic filing, news, practice directions, speeches by sally

“Lord Justice Jackson has warned that ‘huge’ sums of money will be wasted if the legal profession gets electronic disclosure wrong. Delivering the seventh lecture on implementing his civil litigation reforms, the judge said effective training is ‘essential’ for solicitors, judges and counsel if the practice direction issued a year ago on electronic disclosure is to be operated effectively.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Controlling The Costs of Disclosure – Seventh Lecture in the implementation programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Controlling The Costs of Disclosure – Seventh Lecture in the implementation programme (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

The LexisNexis Conference on Avoiding and Resolving Construction Disputes, 24th November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Lady Hale warns of consequences of legal aid cuts – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2011 in bills, civil justice, judges, law centres, legal aid, news, speeches by sally

“The supreme court judge’s speech to the Law Centres Federation’s conference on the effects of the government’s proposed legal aid bill.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management – Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Posted November 23rd, 2011 in case management, civil procedure rules, speeches by sally

Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme, 22nd November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Government proposed to regulate banking industry’s consumer payments body – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 15th, 2011 in financial regulation, news, reports, speeches by sally

“The Government will introduce proposals next year to regulate the banking-industry body that runs the UK’s payments system, it has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Focusing Expert Evidence and Controlling Costs – Fourth Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Posted November 14th, 2011 in costs, evidence, expert witnesses, speeches by sally

Focusing Expert Evidence and Controlling Costs – Fourth Lecture in the Implementation Programme (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

The Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Conference, 11th November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Third Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Third Lecture in the Implementation Programme (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st October 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Jackson: civil justice reforms are balanced – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 1st, 2011 in civil justice, costs, judges, news, speeches by sally

“‘Lawyers leave no stone unturned when it comes to arguing about costs,’ the architect of the civil justice reforms being introduced by government said this week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Costs rule ‘will fuel litigation’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 27th, 2011 in costs, news, proportionality, speeches by sally

“Litigators may face a tough new rule on the ‘proportionality’ of their costs that could fuel satellite litigation and uncertainty, experts warned last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Attorney General speaks on the European Convention on Human Rights – Attorney General’s Office

Posted October 25th, 2011 in attorney general, courts, human rights, news, speeches by sally

“In a speech to a legal audience at London’s Lincoln Inn this evening, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, said that the benefits of remaining within the Convention and retaining our position as a leader of the international community are seen by the government to be fundamental to our national interest.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 24th October 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk