Keynote address – EWI Annual Conference 2011 (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
EWI Annual Conference, 5th October 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“New rules take effect today that could see aspiring solicitors barred from entering the profession because of a police caution or penalty notice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Attorney General has reignited Tory tensions over the Human Rights Act by insisting it had been beneficial for Britain and condemning the ‘hysterical untruths’ printed by newspapers about its perverse effects. Dominic Grieve was speaking after Theresa May, the Home Secretary, mounted an attack on the Act, telling the Manchester conference that a Bolivian immigrant had successfully resisted deportation because of his pet cat.”
The Independent, 6th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A court’s decision to award £50,000 compensation to a schoolboy rugby player after he was injured by on-field debris has sparked calls for judges to ‘live in a realistic world.'”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims of crime in England and Wales have no say when it comes to the sentencing of offenders, as the rule of law demands that victims do not dictate justice. Whilst this does not preclude the views of the victim from being taken into consideration, insofar as the consequences of the crime upon the victim can be highlighted, victims do not and should not have a decisive voice.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 5th October 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Attorney General: current Government policy on economic crime
Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP
Attorney General’s Office, 5th September 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Magna Carta and the Judges – Realising the vision (PDF)
Speech by the Right Honourable Lady Justice Arden DBE
Royal Holloway, June 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Top lawyers put fossil fuel bosses on trial in the UK’s supreme court to explore whether environmental destruction could be considered an international crime.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“XXIV Old Buildings’ Stephen Moverley Smith QC on the impact of a ruling over the powers of a trust’s settlor.”
Legal Week, 6th October 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The father of Josie Russell, who survived a frenzied hammer attack in which her sister and mother were killed, is suing News International over alleged phone hacking by the News of the World, it emerged yesterday.”
The Independent, 6th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An entrepreneur whose lavish home was used in scenes from the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech and for a less mainstream ‘porn disco’ has been jailed for a multimillion-pound fraud.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to the rape and indecent assault of a woman in her Ipswich home in 1987.”
BBC News, 5th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Interrogation guidelines for MI5 and MI6 officers questioning prisoners abroad are lawful the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Society has launched a legal challenge against the government over criminal legal aid fees.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Customers who go to law firms are too often left in ignorance about progress in their case then burdened with a huge bill at the end of proceeedings, according to the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).”
The Guardian, 6th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Banks and supermarkets are to be able to sell consumer legal services in England and Wales for the first time following a change in law.”
BBC News, 6th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Experts give their views on the effect on ordinary people in light of Ken Clarke’s reforms to publicly funded law.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A psychopathic prisoner who slashed Soham murderer Ian Huntley across the neck with a makeshift knife has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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