attorney general – Current Awareness

George Peretz: The Policy Exchange Paper on the Attorney General’s New Legal Risk Guidelines: Excited Adjectives, Unpersuasive Analysis – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted December 5th, 2024 in attorney general, drafting, government departments, legal advice, news, rule of law by tracey

‘One of the best lessons I was given by my pupil supervisors in drafting written submissions was to go back and review the use of every adjective. As they pointed out, there is always a temptation in written advocacy to use excited adjectives, but the cumulative effect often makes the submission less, rather than more, persuasive.

That drafting advice is one that could usefully have been heeded by the authors of the recent paper by Policy Exchange (“PE”) attacking the new Legal Risk Guidelines for government lawyers published by the Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC (“the 2024 Guidelines”).’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th December 2024

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Attorney General’s 2024 Bingham Lecture on the rule of law – Attorney General’s Office

Posted October 21st, 2024 in attorney general, news, rule of law, speeches by tracey

‘On 14 October 2024, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered the 2024 Bingham Lecture titled “The Rule of Law in an Age of Populism.”‘

Attorney General's Office, 15th October 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Attorney General to issue amended guidance for government lawyers on legal risk – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 17th, 2024 in attorney general, government departments, legal profession, local government, news, rule of law by sally

‘The Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, has announced he is to issue amended guidance for assessing legal risk across government that will seek to “raise the standards for calibrating legality”.’

Local Government Lawyer, 16th October 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Attorney general intervenes in Foreign Office review of weapons sales to Israel – The Guardian

Posted August 27th, 2024 in attorney general, international law, Israel, news, war crimes, weapons by tracey

‘Keir Starmer’s most senior legal adviser has intervened in the contentious decision over whether to ban UK arms sales to Israel, the Guardian has learned, as officials struggle to distinguish between “offensive” and “defensive” weapons.’

The Guardian, 25th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure updated – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 4th, 2024 in attorney general, codes of practice, criminal justice, disclosure, news by tracey

‘The Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure have been updated with guidance on digital materials, the Solicitor General has confirmed.’

Attorney General's Office, 29th February 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Nottingham attacks: attorney general considering killer’s sentence for review – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in attorney general, bereavement, families, homicide, hospital orders, inquiries, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘The attorney general is considering whether judges should review the sentence of the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane after receiving a submission that it could be unduly lenient.’

The Guardian, 26th January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Minister seeking advice from lawyers who helped defeat Rwanda scheme – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2023 in asylum, attorney general, barristers, government departments, legal advice, news, Rwanda by michael

‘Barristers’ chambers whose lawyers helped defeat the Rwanda scheme at the supreme court have been approached by the attorney general’s office to advise on the next steps for the plans, in a highly unusual move.’

The Guardian, 4th December 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Courts increase sentences for child sex offenders – Attorney General’s Office

Posted October 20th, 2023 in appeals, attorney general, child abuse, criminal justice, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, statistics by tracey

‘Figures released as part the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme annual statistics for 2022 show there were 23 child sex offence sentence increases. This was followed by 10 sentences increased for rape offences and 7 for cases involving grievous bodily harm.’

Attorney General's Office, 17th October 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Jacob Crouch: Sentence review for stepfather who murdered baby – BBC News

Posted August 23rd, 2023 in attorney general, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man jailed for at least 28 years for murdering his 10-month-old stepson could see his sentence increased.’

BBC News, 22nd August 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Taxi driver’s attacker jailed after court intervenes – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 9th, 2023 in appeals, attorney general, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, taxis by tracey

‘A woman who permanently blinded a taxi driver in one eye after a frenzied attack with her high heels has been jailed for three years.’

Attorney General's Office, 7th August 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Conor Casey: House of Lords Constitution Committee Rejects Significant Reform to UK Law Officers – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted February 1st, 2023 in attorney general, constitutional law, constitutional reform, government departments, news, select committees by sally

‘The Attorney General and Solicitor General are the UK government’s principal legal advisors. Known collectively as the Law Officers, the origins of these ancient constitutional officers date back to the 13th Century. Historically, the Law Officers were leading barristers who acted as the Crown’s personal lawyers, fiercely representing their interests in legal proceedings. As political power passed from the Crown to the Prime Minister and their Cabinet, the Law Officers eventually became salaried ministers. Appointed and removed by the Crown on the advice of the Prime Minister, Law Officers today are typically qualified lawyers with experience in practice who are also political figures; as members of one of the Houses of Parliament, a member of government, and senior member of the governing political party.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 31st January 2023

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Conor Casey: House of Lords Constitution Committee Rejects Significant Reform to UK Law Officers – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 31st, 2023 in attorney general, constitutional reform, lord chancellor, news, political parties, select committees by tracey

‘The Attorney General and Solicitor General are the UK government’s principal legal advisors. Known collectively as the Law Officers, the origins of these ancient constitutional officers date back to the 13th Century. Historically, the Law Officers were leading barristers who acted as the Crown’s personal lawyers, fiercely representing their interests in legal proceedings. As political power passed from the Crown to the Prime Minister and their Cabinet, the Law Officers eventually became salaried ministers. Appointed and removed by the Crown on the advice of the Prime Minister, Law Officers today are typically qualified lawyers with experience in practice who are also political figures; as members of one of the Houses of Parliament, a member of government, and senior member of the governing political party.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 31st January 2023

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Rapist who threatened to kill victim’s date has sentence reviewed – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2023 in assault, attorney general, criminal justice, government departments, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, threatening behaviour by sally

‘The government’s top law officials are reviewing a jail sentence handed to a man who forced a woman to have sex with him to save the life of a man with whom she was on a first date.’

The Guardian, 26th January 20223

Source: www.theguardian.com

Don’t meddle with law officers, thinktank warns government – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 18th, 2023 in attorney general, constitutional law, constitutional reform, government departments, news by tracey

‘Ministers should resist calls to end the political role of government law officers, a centre-right thinktank argues today in the run-up to publication of an influential parliamentary report. In a paper “Between Law and Politics: The Future of the Law Officers in England & Wales”, published by Policy Exchange, Dr Conor Casey of the University of Liverpool School of Law argues that the current configuration of the attorney general and solicitor general as law officers with legal and political dimensions works well. Moving to an alternative model of, for example, law officers without any political involvement is not worth it and has potential serious downsides, Casey states.’

Law Society's Gazette, 17th January 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Damage to statues and ECHR rights – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 10th, 2022 in appeals, attorney general, criminal damage, demonstrations, freedom of expression, human rights, monuments, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has concluded in the Attorney General’s referral of the jury acquittal of the Colston 4 that ECHR rights were not engaged where damage to property was criminal. Rosalind English analyses the ruling.’

Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Appeal concludes in AG referral of jury acquittal of Colston 4 that ECHR rights were not engaged where damage to property was criminal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 5th, 2022 in appeals, attorney general, criminal damage, demonstrations, freedom of expression, human rights, monuments, news by sally

‘Four defendants were acquitted by a jury in Bristol Crown Court following their trial for allegations of criminal damage on 7 June 2020 to a statue of the English merchant Edward Colston (1636-1721). The story has been widely covered elsewhere so I will limit this post to a discussion of the reference itself.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 4th October 2022

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Equalities and rights: Conflict and the need for clarity – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 19th, 2022 in attorney general, equality, human rights, judiciary, speeches by tracey

‘Attorney General Suella Braverman spoke at Policy Exchange about equalities and human rights.’

Attorney General’s Office, 10th August 2022

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

UK must curb influence of European human rights rules, says Braverman – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2022 in attorney general, brexit, equality, human rights, news by sally

‘Ministers should “take radical action” to counter the influence of European human rights rules to curb a burgeoning industry of highly paid equalities officers touting bogus grievances, Suella Braverman, the UK government’s chief law officer, has argued.’

The Guardian, 10th August 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Attorney General’s Guidance on Legal Risk – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 8th, 2022 in attorney general, civil servants, codes of practice, government departments, legal services, news by tracey

‘This Attorney General’s Guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.’

Attorney General's Office, 2nd August 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

Law Commission to undertake review of the appeals system – Law Commission

Posted August 8th, 2022 in appeals, attorney general, Criminal Cases Review Commission, criminal justice, Crown Court, Law Commission, news by tracey

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a wide-ranging review of the laws governing appeals for criminal cases.’

Law Commission, 5th August 2022

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

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