Kenneth Clarke is buying time for prison sentencing reform – The Guardian
“Justice secretary’s plans for improving sentencing offer nothing new.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Bar Council: Access to Justice will be Systematically Deprived by Legal Aid Proposals – The Bar Council
“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
Victims’ Commissioner responds to plans for sentencing reform – Ministry of Justice
“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)
Judge gets probation for beating his wife – The Guardian
“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
Legal aid cuts: who will be hit hardest? – The Guardian
“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)
Asylum seeker faces deportation despite police investigation into rape – The Guardian
“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
Call for overhaul of UK extradition rules – BBC News
“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
‘Hack’ youth could face extradition – The Independent
“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 upsets prison reformers with sentencing crackdown – The Guardian
“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
National Trust sued after boy killed by falling tree – Daily Telegraph
“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
Kenneth Clarke’s legal aid cuts deemed a ‘slap in the face’ for ordinary families – The Guardian
“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
‘Hearsay evidence’ ban in doctor’s abuse case – The Independent
“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
BT and TalkTalk denied Digital Economy Act appeal – The Guardian
“BT and TalkTalk have been refused permission to appeal against their failed legal challenge of the Digital Economy Act.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid and sentencing bill – live blog – The Guardian
“Live coverage as controversial justice bill is accidentally published early.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government set to press ahead with legal aid cuts and Jackson reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“The government has today confirmed its intention to press ahead with controversial reforms to legal aid with the publication of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. It also plans wholesale implementation of the Jackson reforms of civil litigation costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Sunday Times loses libel disclosure battle with police – The Guardian
“The Sunday Times has lost a court battle to force the commissioner of the Metropolitan police and the Serious Organised Crime Agency to disclose confidential documents which the newspaper could use as evidence in a libel trial next month.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LSB publishes aptitude testing research – Legal Services Board
“The LSB is today publishing research into aptitude testing and the legal profession. The report, commissioned from Dr Chris Dewberry, Department of Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London reviews the academic evidence for the effectiveness of aptitude testing. The review captures and summarises evidence from a wide range of studies charting the history of their development, their reliability and criteria for assessing effectiveness. The report concludes by setting out twelve recommendations any organisation seeking to use aptitude testing in legal services should consider.”
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Legal Services Board, 21st June 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Legal profession needs more than an aptitude test to cut graduate surplus – The Guardian
“With not enough training contracts for all its students, the legal practice course needs to find ways of reducing its intake.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers ‘not trusted’ by majority, says consumer watchdog – Law Society’s Gazette
“Under half of the general public trust lawyers, according to the results of a survey commissioned by consumer watchdog the Legal Services Consumer Panel.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
