“This review by the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses raises issues that need debating, especially in the light of recent cases. The judiciary will give this report close attention alongside the draft Directive on victims issued by the Commission in May which they are already considering carefully.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“There are many mysterious features of the legal world that baffle clients.
But there is perhaps none quite so surprising as when they discover that the judge about to hear their case has little experience in the field of law with which their case is concerned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Roman Catholic church’s liability for the wrongdoings of its priests is being tested in a high court hearing that could have a significant impact on clerical sexual abuse cases.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, the government conceded remarkably little following extensive – though hardly protracted – periods of consultation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A judge said she was troubled by the implications of a supreme court decision against a former ballerina which campaigners say could lead to the elderly being ‘warehoused’ at home ‘without regard to their quality of life’.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Taxpayers are funding almost £70,000 a day on legal aid for prisoners after a 25-fold increase in the last decade.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“When Andrew Castle’s wife of 18 years asked him for a divorce, his response was to rig up a homemade electric chair in his garage and try to kill her.”
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The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is putting the NHS ‘above the law’ with its proposed legal aid reforms and changes to the ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements, the Gazette has been told.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government’s plans for an inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition after 9/11 are in disarray after human rights groups queued up to denounce it as a sham and lawyers for the victims said they were boycotting the hearings.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A serial conwoman was back behind bars tonight after getting up to her ‘old tricks’ of befriending elderly men through lonely hearts columns before fleecing them of their savings.”
The Independent, 6th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The news that the government is about to undertake a public consultation on family reunion policies for immigrants has been greeted with a barrage of inaccurate media reports. This is especially true when it comes to reporting on the current state of play in UK law and the use of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which sets out a right to privacy and family life.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Top law firms are coming under increasing pressure from clients to reduce fees, a poll has revealed, while a growing number fear that Legal Services Act reforms will pose a risk to profits.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The supreme court seemed to be exercising powers it does not have when it offered to consider suspending the bail ruling”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“HSBC bank has written off a customer’s overdraft after a judge decided it had unlawfully imprisoned her and harassed her with hundreds of phone calls.”
BBC News, 6th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Giving politicians a role in selecting judges would deliver a more diverse and representative judiciary, the House of Lords has been told.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has announced an additional £500,000 to help victims of homicide, following the publication of the Victims Commissioner’s report today.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“As judges find themselves increasingly under attack from the current and previous governments, the rightwing press and liberals concerned about the lack of diversity in the judiciary, a House of Lords committee is looking at judicial appointments, including whether there should be US-style parliamentary confirmation hearings to increase judicial accountability.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Jamaican lesbian has won the right to stay in the UK after immigration judges ruled she risks persecution if she returns to her home country.”
BBC News, 6th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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