“New measures have been introduced to ensure child care cases are dealt with more quickly and effectively in family courts. This is so children and families are spared unnecessary delays and the cost to taxpayers is reduced.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st January 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government has been ordered to pay damages to a convicted rapist because of delays to a review about whether he should be released.”
BBC News, 29th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail line could be delayed for a decade as a unified coalition of Conservative councils, MPs and environmental groups threaten disruptive legal action.”
The Independent, 28th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘completely unacceptable’ UK Border Agency backlog of more than 16,000 applications from migrants for permission to stay in Britain, some of them dating back almost a decade, has been uncovered by the chief inspector of borders and immigration.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Murderers, rapists and kidnappers have received compensation totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Government after complaining that delays in their parole hearings breached their human rights.”
The Independent, 20th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Clive Anderson and top lawyers and judges reveal why the wheels of our legal system turn so slowly and discuss concerns that Government proposals to speed up proceedings in our criminal courts could lead to injustices.”
BBC Radio 4, 2nd January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lawyers acting on the new system for dealing with mesothelioma claims will be paid on fixed-fee basis, the government announced yesterday.”
Litigation Futures, 19th December 2012
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Nearly 200 trials were disrupted or postponed in England and Wales in the first quarter of the year because interpreters provided by a private firm failed to appear, according to a damning report by the select committee.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Immigration casework needs to improve so that people aren’t detained for longer than necessary, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and John Vine, Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, publishing the report of a thematic review of immigration detention casework.”
HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 12th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) heard appeals against conviction and sentence more quickly last year than in previous years according to the Court’s annual report published today (Tuesday 11 December).”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“While there was nothing in section 118 of the Extradition Act 2003 to delay its operation pending the Secretary of State’s consideration of medical evidence after the conclusion of extradition statutory process, continued extra-statutory consideration of a case by the Secretary of State could be valid subject to the court’s judgment as to whether reasonable cause had been shown for delay following the conclusion of the appeal process.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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The Association of Lawyers For Children National Conference, 16th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A former high-ranking Iranian diplomat has won a High Court battle in his attempt to avoid extradition to the US.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Today the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, published his report on the Handling of Legacy Asylum and Migration Cases.”
UK Border Agency, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Senior UK Border Agency officials have been accused of misleading parliament after a damning report said they wrongly claimed they had dealt with a backlog of asylum and immigration claims – and that at one point more than 100,000 items of post about such cases remained unopened.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prime Minister is to ‘get a grip’ on people forcing unnecessary delays to Government policy by cracking down on the ‘massive growth industry’ of Judicial Review.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The problem of costly and spurious review cases clogging up the courts will be tackled by new plans announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Residents’ rights to mount legal challenges to controversial development projects will be severely restricted, David Cameron will announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Commons home affairs select committee said the growing number of immigration cases — which includes almost 174,000 missing illegal immigrants — is equivalent of the population of Iceland. Mismanagement by the UK Border Agency could lead to tens of thousands more illegal immigrants being granted an ‘effective amnesty’ as officials write off their cases, the MPs said.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“On 25 October 2012, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the Miners’ Knee Group Litigation. This is the latest determination of the appellate courts on issues of limitation arising in group actions and follows the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Atomic Veterans Litigation earlier this year.”
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4 New Square, 1st November 2012
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