‘Young black people are nine times more likely to be locked up in England and Wales than young white people, according to Ministry of Justice analysis.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A long-awaited unpublished official report into deaths in police custody says families who have lost loved ones have been failed by the system and recommends far-reaching reforms to the police, justice system and health service, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain’s biggest trade union has commissioned a barrister to examine allegations that union officials colluded with a covert blacklisting operation financed by major firms to prevent certain workers from being employed.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain can only deport foreign terrorists hiding behind human rights laws to two countries at a time because the process is too expensive, a long-awaited review has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police missed a string of opportunities over a period of four years to stop the rock star Ian Watkins from committing depraved sex attacks on children and babies, a watchdog has concluded.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Clearing houses in the UK will be subject to new formal cybersecurity incident reporting duties under changes likely to be implemented by 9 May next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Insufficient oversight of external contractors is one of the main issues behind a rising number of complaints about waste collection, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has tabled plans for extending fixed recoverable costs. He conceded that fixing it would not be possible without reform to procedures.’
4KBW, 4th August 2017
Source: www.4kbw.net
Fighting for freedom? The historic and future relationship between conservatism and human rights (PDF)
Sir Michael Tugendhat
Bright Blue, August 2017
Source: www.brightblue.org.uk
‘A High Court judge has quashed an Ofsted report that judged a school to be ‘inadequate’ and recommended that it be placed in special measures.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “heavy handed approach” often in the name of national security has seen the UK slip in the rankings of countries with the world’s freest press, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders.’
The Independent, 14th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministry of Justice welcomes Lord Farmer’s recommendations to strengthen family ties to help offenders turn their lives around and protect public safety.’
Ministry of Justice, 10th August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Those who commit cruelty against animals “are getting away with it” due to the “leniency” of UK courts, according to a report.’
BBC News, 9th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Responding to the publication today of the Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Supplemental Report – Fixed Recoverable Costs by Lord Justice Jackson,Chair of the Bar, Andrew Langdon QC, said: “Today’s review by Jackson LJ indicates that he has listened carefully to the views of the legal profession and accepted proposals from the Bar Council and others that multi track cases are so varied in character that they do not lend themselves to any rigid costs matrix, and that cost management is working better than had been supposed.”
The Bar Council, 31st July 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Supplemental Report – Fixed Recoverable Costs
Court and Tribunals Judiciary, 31st July 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A former Court of Appeal judge has stoked the debate about judicial independence by suggesting that rules preventing judges from speaking about their role fuel media and public distrust of the criminal justice system.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘We tend to assume that law is objective and disembodied, but the story of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK shows that it is in fact, like the people who create it, an emotional creature: animated by visceral human feelings – and as far as sexuality is concerned, the chief emotion at work is often disgust.’
The Independent, 26th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The civil courts recorded a surplus of more than £100m in 2016-17, their biggest profit to date, according to the annual report of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).’
Litigation Futures, 18th July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The collapse of a trial of police officers accused of framing innocent men for murder collapsed due to human error, not corruption, an official report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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