“Complaints about solicitors have surged 13 per cent in just four years to more than 19,000, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The BBC has admitted it was wrong to broadcast during its 10pm news bulletin the graphic footage of a man being shot dead in Jerusalem.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers and pressure groups alike know an apology can avert legal actions against the medical profession. So why is it still so hard to apologise?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Of thousands of complaints made each year about the behaviour of judges and magistrates, hardly any are proven. Public confidence would be better served by naming the guilty few, argues Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Many solicitors in England and Wales are opposing plans to publish details of complaints brought against them by their clients, a consultation suggests.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Act was given Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. The Legal Services Reform Programme was established to oversee the implementation of two of the key proposals in the Act – the establishment of the Legal Services Board and the Office for Legal Complaints.
This update sets out the latest position in the implementation timetable.”
Legal Services Reform Update (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Dyfed-Powys Police is to be examined over claims it failed to properly look at allegations against a friend of former chief constable Terry Grange.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Law Society and the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) have reacted to news that Legal Services Complaints Commissioner Zahida Manzoor is to levy a fine of £275,000 in relation to its complaints handling plan for 2008/09.”
Law Society, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.lawsociety.org.uk
“The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner has imposed a £275,000 penalty on the Law Society after deeming its complaints-handling plan for the year ahead inadequate.”
Legal Week, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) watchdog has dealt with a record number of complaints in the last year.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Information released in response to a freedom of information request on broad categories of misconduct which led the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to take disciplinary action against judicial office holders.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A crash in which which a 17-year-old was killed and four others were injured has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Social networking sites will be required to remove material unsuitable for children, such as nude or violent images and comments, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint, under a tough new code for internet safety.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) faces a crisis of confidence after a network of more than a hundred lawyers who specialise in handling police complaints resigned from its advisory body.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In an investigation into the body that examines complaints against the police, Nick Davies uncovers a series of disturbing inadequacies.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Siborurema) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
Court of Appeal
“The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education was entitled to take into account the regulations and procedures of a higher education institution against which a student had made a complaint and was not obliged to conduct an investigation into the underlying facts.”
The Times, 10th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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