‘The disciplinary regime for judges is set to become quicker and clearer but – unlike for solicitors and barristers – hearings will remain behind closed doors, under plans published yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Human Rights Act will be overhauled before the next general election, the lord chancellor and justice secretary pledged today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘New justice secretary Dominic Raab has pledged to safeguard judicial independence after being sworn in as lord chancellor in a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Lord Chancellor spoke during the 38th annual Symposium held at Jesus College, University of Cambridge – to give an update on the government’s progress and plans in relation to economic crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 10th September 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The government will ask the Parole Board to look again at its decision to release a double child killer who was the first murderer to be convicted using DNA evidence.’
BBC News, 26th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Labour accuses Robert Buckland of U-turn after he says he will not use his political position to urge more prosecutions and convictions.’
The Independent, 20th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As the National Archives takes on BAILII’s role of creating an online hub for court judgments, doubts persist about how to showcase common law rulings in a machine-friendly and comprehensive way.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Justice Secretary is considering intervening over the decision to approve the release of child killer Colin Pitchfork.’
The Independent, 21st June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has apologised to rape victims for low conviction rates in England and Wales and promised to “do a lot better”.’
BBC News 18th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government intends to revisit the role of lord chancellor as part of a ‘careful review’ of the Blair administration’s 2005 Constitutional Reform Act, current incumbent Robert Buckland QC MP has revealed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Treasury has agreed a three-year pay deal for court staff after negotiations with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Lord Chancellor has announced.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Lord Chancellor spoke at the Law Society to thank the hidden heroes who kept justice moving during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlined his plans for recovering the system, as well as propelling it towards a better future.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th June 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Widespread relief that the panel tasked with conducting an independent review of administrative law did not recommend wholesale reform of judicial review proved short-lived when the lord chancellor revealed that the report was just a “starting point”. It quickly became apparent that the government wants to go much further than Lord Faulks’ recommendations.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th April 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The role of politicians in appointing senior judges should be beefed up, although with the limitation that the Lord Chancellor should choose from shortlist of independently vetted candidates, according to a think tank.’
Litigation Futures, 11th February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Lord Chancellor yesterday told lawyers who “vaunt their political views” on social media to raise their profile and attract work that they are giving the profession a bad name.’
Legal Futures, 19th November 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Speech delivered by the Lord Chancellor at Temple Church for the Opening of the Legal Year Service.’
Ministry of Justice, 2nd October 2020
‘On 8 June 2020 the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (the Amendment Regulations) came into force. The Amendment Regulations established a new fee regime for the remuneration of legal aid providers for appellants whose asylum and immigration appeals are being dealt with under a new Online Procedure which had previously been in pilot phase, but was rolled out widely by the First-tier Tribunal (FtT) in mid-March 2020.’
Garden Court Chambers, 12th August 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Automatically discounted prison sentences for criminals who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity may be abolished in a bid to secure public confidence, it has been reported today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th August 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland has dropped a widely criticised plan to replace juries in some criminal trials with a judge and two magistrates.’
Legal Futures, 23rd July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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