We will consult on a new Code of Conduct for barristers and Alternative Business Structures – Bar Standards Board

“We will issue a new consultation on a future Code of Conduct for the profession and legal business structures. The consultation will be released in January 2012.”

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Bar Standards Board, 27th October 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

New requirements for first tier complaints handling – Bar Standards Board

Posted October 28th, 2011 in barristers, complaints, press releases, professional conduct by tracey

“Following extensive consultation with the Bar, practice managers and senior clerks, we are now in a position to release the final requirements for Chambers in relation to first tier complaints handling. These arrangements have been approved by the Legal Services Board. The requirements place an obligation on Chambers and barristers to ensure that the lay client is aware of their right to complain to Chambers and to the Legal Ombudsman.”

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Bar Standards Board, 25th October 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

A Manifesto for Family Justice – Alliance of Interest Groups Calls on Government to Change Plans – The Bar Council

Posted October 28th, 2011 in families, family courts, legal aid, press releases, victims by tracey

“An alliance of organisations which represents the rights and needs of women, children, families and victims of domestic abuse and/or are engaged in the administration of family justice, has published a Manifesto for Family Justice, ahead of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill moving into Report Stage in the House of Commons.”

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The Bar Council, 24th October 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Unlocking Disputes: Groundbreaking New Industry-Led Campaign Promotes London as the Global Dispute Resolution Centre – The Bar Council

Posted October 28th, 2011 in courts, dispute resolution, press releases by tracey

“Unlocking Disputes, the groundbreaking new industry-led campaign to promote London as the global dispute resolution centre, will be unveiled this evening at Rolls Building, London’s brand new court complex specialising in financial, business and property litigation.”

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The Bar Council, 27th October 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

UK will not opt in to EU asylum directives – Home Office

Posted October 14th, 2011 in asylum, EC law, press releases by tracey

“Immigration Minister Damian Green has informed Parliament that the UK will not be opting in to two EU asylum directives.”

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Home Office, 13th September 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Have your say on public order policing – Home Office

Posted October 14th, 2011 in consultations, police, press releases, public order by tracey

“In the light of the summer riots James Brokenshire launched a consultation today to consider how to give the police more tools to tackle disorder.”

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Home Office, 13th October 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Prime Minister outlines new measures on immigration – Home Office

Posted October 13th, 2011 in immigration, press releases, visas by tracey

“Today Prime Minister David Cameron outlined the government’s plans to get a grip on immigration into Britain.  The Prime Minister set out changes to work, student and family migration routes to tackle abuse and ensure that those coming to Britain will be good for the country and drive economic growth.”

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Home Office, 10th October 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

CQC calls for action to improve care for older people – Care QualityCommission

Posted October 13th, 2011 in elderly, hospitals, press releases, reports by tracey

“CQC today publishes a report into the standards of care that older people receive in hospital – and calls for a system-wide response to combat the failings identified.”

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Care Quality Commission, 13th October 2011

Source: www.cqc.org.uk

Victims central to new guideline for the sentencing of burglars – Sentencing Council

Posted October 13th, 2011 in burglary, press releases, sentencing, victims by tracey

“Today the Sentencing Council is publishing a new definitive guideline for the sentencing of burglars.”

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Sentencing Council, 13th October 2011

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

 

 

Government to consider options for equal civil marriage for same-sex couples – Home Office

Posted September 30th, 2011 in consultations, homosexuality, marriage, press releases by tracey

“A public consultation to consider how to make civil marriage available to same-sex couples will begin in March 2012, the government announced today.”

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Home Office, 26th September 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

BSB to move to a lay majority – Bar Standards Board

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in barristers, press releases, standards by tracey

“The Bar Standards Board has appointed five new lay Board members, ensuring that from January 2012 lay members will outnumber barrister members for the first time since its inception in 2006.”

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Bar Standards Board, 21st September 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

 

Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011 – The Bar Council

Posted September 20th, 2011 in legal aid, legal services, legislation, press releases by tracey

“The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011 were laid on 24 August 2011.”

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The Bar Council, 19th September 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

New Act puts public at the heart of policing – Home Office

Posted September 16th, 2011 in elections, police, press releases by tracey

“The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill has received Royal Assent today. The Act moves the decision-making on policing away from government to communities giving them the power to elect Police and Crime Commissioners.”

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Home Office, 15th September 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Sentences increased for ‘callous’ gang which defrauded vulnerable victims – Attorney General’s Office

Posted September 16th, 2011 in elderly, fraud, press releases, sentencing by tracey

“Today the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of four men who, from August 2007 to July 2010 defrauded elderly and infirm people out of considerable sums of money – often their life savings – by pretending that their properties needed urgent repairs.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 15th September 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

More offenders to face the consequences of their crimes: new Restorative Justice Register launched – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 14th, 2011 in press releases, recidivists, restorative justice by tracey

“More offenders are to face the consequences of their actions following today’s launch of the first-ever register of qualified restorative justice practitioners, funded by the Ministry of Justice and implemented by the Restorative Justice Council (RJC).”

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Ministry of Justice, 13th September 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Equality is vital for policing – Home Office

Posted September 13th, 2011 in equality, police, press releases by tracey

“The police enforce the law. That power brings great responsibility. The British way is for that power to be exercised through policing by consent. Policing by consent is even more important in the context of Britain’s diverse society. August’s riots underlined the importance of building and keeping trust in policing.  During the riots, we saw how much communities rely on the police.  As people came together to help in the clear up, we saw that active consent and public participation help the police restore and then maintain law and order. To fight crime successfully, the law needs to be applied even-handedly and with real understanding of the needs of all our communities.  Equality – always important – is particularly vital for policing.”

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Home Office, 12th September 2011

Source: www.homeoffice,gov.uk

CPS statement on R v Farooqi and others – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted September 12th, 2011 in press releases, prosecutions, soliciting to murder, terrorism by tracey

“Rose-Marie Franton, Unit Head and senior lawyer in the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “This was a very serious case where these men used their Manchester market stall as a front to lure young men into ostensibly becoming converts to Islam, but with the ultimate aim of recruiting them to attend terrorist training camps and fight overseas.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 9th September 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Statement on the Government’s response to our Cohabitation report – Law Commission

Posted September 9th, 2011 in cohabitation, press releases, reports by tracey

“Statement on the Government’s response to our Cohabitation report.”

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Law Commission, 6th September 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission

Bar Council Welcomes Move to Ban Referral Fees but Calls for Further Action – The Bar Council

Posted September 9th, 2011 in barristers, fees, personal injuries, press releases by tracey

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has welcomed Government moves to ban all referral fees in personal injury cases and has called on the Government to go further.”

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The Bar Council, 9th September 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

 

Incoming Chair of the Criminal Bar Association: The Criminal Bar is Vital to Ensuring Justice – The Bar Council

Posted September 2nd, 2011 in barristers, criminal justice, press releases by tracey

“Max Hill QC, who today begins a year-long term as Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, which represents criminal barristers in England and Wales, has sent a stark warning to the Government about the long-term effects of legal aid cuts. In a rallying call to criminal barristers, he has warned that if legal aid cuts cripple the criminal Bar, it will be almost impossible to restore.”

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The Bar Council, 1st September 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk