“The security forces did not collude directly with loyalist paramilitaries who murdered the Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a public inquiry has concluded.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Rosemary Nelson Inquiry Report, HC 947 (PDF)
“Four police officers will face misconduct proceedings over failures to stop a gang terrorising a woman who killed herself and her disabled daughter, a watchdog said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A report into police actions over a Leicestershire mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter after years of abuse is due to be published.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Committee chaired by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, has published its findings on super-injunctions, anonymity injunctions and open justice.Its report has been made to the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chancellor, and the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“In November 2010 the Prime Minister David Cameron announced an independent review of how the Intellectual Property framework supports growth and innovation. Chaired by Professor Ian Hargreaves and assisted by a panel of experts, the review reported to Government in May 2011. The Review makes 10 recommendations designed to ensure that the UK has an IP framework best suited to supporting innovation and promoting economic growth in the digital age.”
Intellectual Property Office, 18th May 2011
Source: www.ipo.gov.uk
“Police must avoid the ‘temptation’ to abuse anti-terrorism laws by using them as a net to round up innocent people – particularly in the run-up to next year’s Olympics, the Government’s terrorism watchdog has warned.”
The Independent, 17th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Forced marriage should be made a criminal offence to send a stronger message that it will not be tolerated, says a report by a cross-party group of MPs today, which criticises the lack of progress by successive governments on the issue.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Child protection social workers should be freed up from box-ticking bureaucracy to give them more time to work with families and at-risk youngsters, a government-commissioned report was due to say on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: The Munro Review of Child Protection, CM 8062 (PDF)
“The Government and other members of the Judicial Diversity Taskforce today [9 May] re-emphasised their commitment to a more diverse and representative judiciary.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The LSB has conducted a review of existing research literature into the needs of different groups of legal services consumers. The review summarises the legal needs of a variety of different groups, their methods of accessing legal services and where their needs are not met. The review helps to identify gaps in existing research and will be used to target our future research programme.”
The Legal Needs of Consumer Groups (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 21st April 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“As the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer is responsible for prosecutions, legal issues and criminal justice policy. Since he took up the post in November 2008, he has had to contend with the case of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 Summit, the controversy around assisted suicide and has been drawn into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Now he faces another challenge.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family justice system needs significant reform to tackle delays and ensure that children and families get the service they deserve, says an independent panel set up to review how the system works.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“On 31 March 2011, we published the Consultation Analysis, which is an analysis of the responses received to our consultation paper. It summarises the views of consultees in relation to the 57 provisional proposals and 25 consultation questions put forward.”
Law Commission, 31st March 2011
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“The House of Lords has recommended that Britain’s competition authorities investigate the world’s ‘Big Four’ auditing firms who failed to warn regulators about banks before the financial crash.”
Daily Telegraph 30th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. In a criminal trial, a jury or magistrates’ court is required to determine disputed factual issues. Experts in a relevant field are often called as witnesses to help the fact-finding body understand and interpret evidence with which that body is unfamiliar.”
Law Commission, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Following a 12 week consultation the Sentencing Council is publishing its new definitive guideline on assault offences, which has been issued in accordance with section 120 (4) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.”
Sentencing Council, 16th March 2011
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
“Cuts to civil legal aid will leave people unable to pursue their rights and increase the workload of the tribunal system, the senior president of tribunals has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Telecoms regulator Ofcom will assess the quality of the UK’s telecoms networks for a two month period before delivering its first infrastructure report to the Government in August, it has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Ministers in the coalition government don’t talk about ‘fat cat lawyers’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The routine use of full searches will stop across the secure estate, there will be a review of the criteria used to separate young people in custody to manage problems that arise, complaints will be handled more fairly and effectively and work will be undertaken with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Samaritans to improve the young people’s access to helpline services.”
Youth Justice Board, 1st March 2011
Source: www.yjb.gov.uk
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