“Britain would be acting ‘tyranically’ and in breach of the rule of law if it defied rulings from the European court of human rights, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has said.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“With responsibility for advising the Government on its legal issues, the attorney-general can be called on to advise on some of the most contentious issues before Parliament.”
The Lawyer, 6th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Controversial rules forcing private schools to offer free places to poor pupils could be scrapped after doubts were raised by the Government’s top law officer.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The former Labour government’s top legal adviser during the Iraq war has questioned whether the British military justice system is fit for purpose.”
BBC News, 27th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Attorney General addresses the World Bribery & Corruption Compliance Forum in London, 14th September 2010.”
Attorney General’s Office, 14th Setember 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“The sentences of two members of a ‘happy-slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in south London were not unduly lenient, the attorney general has ruled.”
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BBC News, 20th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Attorney General has signalled that he is prepared to intervene in the controversy over the death of Dr David Kelly, admitting that those who doubted his suicide ‘may have a valid point’.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Attorney General will review the sentences of two teenage members of a ‘happy slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in a bid to determine whether they were too lenient, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 29th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Figures released today by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) show that in 2009, 71% of the 108 sentences referred by the Law Officers and considered by the Court of Appeal were deemed unduly lenient and 66% of offenders – 71 – had their sentences increased.”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th July 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, today supported the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision against charging the police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking Ian Tomlinson, who later died.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC MP addresses the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association about the role of the Law Officers.”
Attorney General’s Office, 17th July 2010
Soruce: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“The attorney general has delivered a stinging attack on the former government, saying it ‘lured’ law officers into a policy-making role.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action, documents released today by the Chilcot inquiry reveal.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“While the coalition appointed excellent legal advisers, reform of the attorney general’s role is overdue and could learn from the setup in Northern Ireland.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cooper v Attorney General [2010] EWCA Civ 464; [2010] WLR (D) 122
“The obligation of a member states to make good damage caused to individuals by infringements of Community law for which they were responsible also applied where the alleged infringement stemmed from a decision of a court adjudicating at last instance where the rule of Community law infringed was intended to confer rights on individuals, the breach was sufficiently serious and there was a direct causal link between that breach and the loss or damage sustained by the injured parties. In assessing whether there had been a sufficiently serious breach, domestic case law in particular carried weight where it purported to interpret and apply the relevant Community law.”
WLR Daily, 13th May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, has outlined and celebrated significant recent progress in the support and coordination of Pro Bono work by the UK Domestic and International Pro Bono Committees.”
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Attorney General’s Office, 31st March 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“The Government has blocked the release of the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith’s advice about whether human rights law applied to British troops in Iraq when handling prisoners.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Members of the public are to be given a much bigger say in the process which sees criminals having their sentences increased if they are ruled to be too lenient.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, is urging all men to stand up against domestic violence ‘for the women in our lives.’ ”
Attorney General’s Office, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
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