What Are Care Proceedings For? – Lady Hale
What Are Care Proceedings For? (PDF)
Zenith Chambers Munkman Lecture, 16th September 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Category: speeches
Address to the National Bench Chairmen’s Forum Conference: “A Review of the Year” – Lord Justice Gross, Senior Presiding Judge
Address to the National Bench Chairmen’s Forum Conference: “A Review of the Year” (PDF)
Lord Justice Gross, Senior Presiding Judge
National Bench Chairman’s Forum Conference, 11th September 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference – Home Office
“Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference on Wednesday (11 September).”
Home Office, 11th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
The rule of law and the prosecutor – Attorney General’s Office
“Attorney General emphasises the prosecutor’s role in making sure that trials are fair, politically neutral & human rights are defended. Originally given at the 18th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors, Moscow.This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court – Law Society’s Gazette
“Sir Nicolas Bratza, until last year president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said that although the court has been ‘demonised in the popular press and elsewhere as the elephant in the room, a kangaroo court and a Mickey Mouse tribunal’, the work of UK courts in applying the ECHR has been ‘exemplary.’ ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK judges have breathed new life into Human Rights Convention, says former court president – UK Human Rights Blog
“Yesterday Sir Nicolas Bratza spoke candidly about the responsibility of certain UK politicians and media outlets in tarnishing this countries human rights legacy. He called on lawyers and NGOs to help rekindle the fire for human rights at home.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Fighting economic crime in the modern world – Attorney General’s Office
“Solicitor General makes the opening speech of the 31st Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime Originally given at Cambridge.”
Attorney General’s Office, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Valedictory addresses for Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Valedictory addresses for Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice.”
Judiciary Of England and Wales, 15th August 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Damian Green: Reforming the role of magistrates – Ministry of Justice
“More than 4,000 defendants each year are sent to the Crown Court for sentencing when they could be dealt with in the magistrates’ court, costing valuable money and time Justice Minister Damian Green said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th August 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Make better use of magistrates, says justice minister – The Guardian
“Four in 10 people sent to crown court to be sentenced could have been dealt with by magistrates, saving valuable time and money, the justice minister will say on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 14th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Valedictory address by Lord Dyson for Lord Judge: Retirement of the Lord Chief Justice – Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
Valedictory address by Lord Dyson for Lord Judge: Retirement of the Lord Chief Justice (PDF)
Speech by Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th July 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Lady Hale gives the Alison Weatherfield Memorial Lecture at the Employment Lawyers Association – Supreme Court
Lady Hale gives the Alison Weatherfield Memorial Lecture at the Employment Lawyers Association (PDF)
Supreme Court, 10th July 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP – Judges Dinner 2013 – Ministry of Justice
“Speech given by Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP. Originally given at Judges Dinner 2013.This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Lord Mayor’s Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges, 2013 – Speech by The Lord Chief Justice
“The Lord Mayor’s Banquet to Her Majesty’s Judges, speech by Lord Judge, 3 July 2013.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 5th July 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Lord chief justice warns against state encroachment – The Guardian
“Lord Judge uses lord mayor’s dinner to advise against taking judicial independence for granted.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British freedoms could be eroded, warns Lord Chief Justice – Daily Telegraph
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has warned technological advances and other reforms could allow creeping totalitarianism to develop in Britain unless judicial independence is protected.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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National Security and Civil Liberties – Getting the balance right – Home Office
“Speech on national security by Security Minister James Brokenshire to National Security Summit at Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre on 3 July Originally given at London. This is a transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.”
Home Office, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
The mechanics of Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the UK – Speech by Oliver Heald QC MP
“Speech to the C5 7th Advanced Forum on Anti Corruption on the role of prosecutors and the court.”
Attorney-Geberal’s Office, 28th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
British army chief warns over negligence lawsuits – The Guardian
“Litigation threat over ill-equipped troops will not affect decisions made in heat of battle, says General Sir Peter Wall.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Good lawyers save money’: Supreme Court President weighs in on Legal Aid – UK Human Rights Blog
“According to the President of the Supreme Court, the judiciary not only has a right but an obligation ‘to speak out on matters concerning the rule of law.’ In recent months, it is a duty from which Lord Neuberger has not shirked, and last night’s lecture to the Institute of Government was no exception. Its focus was the importance of legal aid, which Neuberger described through the prism of the UK’s constitutional set-up and the respective roles of the legislature, executive and judiciary within it.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
