‘Ministers have announced an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of the Andrew Malkinson case after he was exonerated last month over a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Why wasn’t Lucy Letby stopped sooner? This is the burning question that the families of her victims, and the public, are now asking. Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, has decided that the best means of answering it is a “non-statutory public inquiry”. But what is such an inquiry, and will it be better than a full-blown statutory public inquiry?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd August 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Nearly a quarter of a century before Lucy Letby began attacking babies on a neonatal unit, another hospital experienced similarly sudden and unexpected losses.’
BBC News, 21st August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ministers have been accused of “dragging their feet” over laws to force killers into the dock as Lucy Letby refuses to appear in court for her sentencing.’
The Independent, 21st August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Charity Commission has published the findings of its inquiry into the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th August 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘In a decision that may come as little surprise to those working in the fields of inquiries and public law, the Divisional Court consisting of Dingemans LJ and Garnham J dismissed the Cabinet Office’s application for judicial review of a notice issued by Baroness Hallett, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (“the Inquiry”) requesting the production of WhatsApp messages.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th July 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The son of a man who died after he was given infected blood is among those handing in a letter to the government calling for wider compensation.’
BBC News, 25th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Church of England has issued the following Press Release announcing that Professor Alexis Jay is to develop proposals for a fully independent structure for safeguarding scrutiny.’
Law & Religion UK, 20th July 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Met Police has apologised to the family of private detective Daniel Morgan, who was murdered in 1987.’
BBC News, 19th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Disclosure requests from the Post Office Inquiry will carry the express threat of criminal sanctions if responses are not good enough. Inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams has given further directions following a catalogue of disclosure failings by the Post Office which caused proceedings to be postponed for three weeks this month.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ofsted’s role in the events leading up to the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Perry will be examined during an inquest later this year, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 22 April 1993, Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old Black man, was stabbed to death at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London by a group of White youths in an unprovoked, racist attack. Stephen’s friend, Duwayne Brooks, was with him at the time and witnessed the attack.’
House of Commons Library, 9th July 2023
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A review into failings in maternity care in hospitals in Nottingham is set to become the largest in the UK, the BBC understands.’
BBC News, 10th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stephen Lawrence’s mother says a decision not to charge four retired officers over their handling of the original murder investigation has caused her immense distress and she will challenge it.’
The Independent, 6th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministers have been ordered to hand over an unredacted cache of documents including Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, notebooks and diaries to the Covid inquiry after losing a legal challenge.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Public inquiries – getting at the truth or kicking the can down the road? Malcolm Bishop KC hovers between optimism & cynicism, in this article for the New Law Journal.’
3 Hare Court, 5th June 2023
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘A legal battle between the Cabinet Office and Covid public inquiry will be considered by the high court on Friday, amid wrangling over the issue of redacted documents, including Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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