‘Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf has replaced Lady Butler-Sloss as head of the UK government inquiry into historical child abuse. Ms Woolf is a City lawyer and former president of the Law Society.’
BBC News, 5th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Government response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ (JCHR) first report of the 2014 to 2015 session.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th September 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The oversight legal regulator has given a muted backing to the emergence of fee-charging McKenzie friends. Legal Services Board chairman Sir Michael Pitt (pictured) supported the suggestion that paid legal advisers should be recognised as a “legitimate feature” of the legal services market.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Government has defended its reforms to judicial review, saying it is “particularly keen to reduce the extent to which legal challenge unduly hinders economic development and regeneration”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th September 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Guidance for landlords affected by the introduction of right to rent checks.’
Home Office, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘John Woolfenden was sentenced yesterday at Bolton Crown Court to two years imprisonment for two counts of cheating the public revenue and one count of concealing or transferring criminal property. Woolfenden evaded paying £299,752.93 in revenue whilst trading on eBay over a period of six years and pleaded guilty to the charges.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A speech given by the Attorney General to the 32nd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime – delivered on 1st September 2014 at Jesus College Cambridge.’
Attorney General’s Office, 5th September 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Litigants in person are not getting fair hearings, the Common’s Justice Committee heard this morning.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In this inaugural surrogacy update, Andrew Powell, barrister, of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent judgments in the High Court.’
Family Law Week, 4th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Police officers and others public authorities who use false identities to disguise their online presence when they use social media to investigate a suspect’s personal lifestyle or associates without authorisation have been warned by the chief surveillance watchdog.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘“People think that miscarriages of justice are rare and exceptional,” says Dr Michael Naughton, founder of the UK Innocence Project. “But every single day, people are overturning convictions for criminal offences. Miscarriages of justice are routine, even mundane features of the criminal justice system. They are systemic.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Chris Elliott led an inquiry into last year’s saga and says problems remain with proper control of UK food supply chain.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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