Last 3 months headlines – Page 1371
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Tories get tough on criminals who refuse to meet victims
The Conservatives want to impose tougher sentences on criminals who refuse to meet their victims, even if the criminal has pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. Justice minister Crispin Blunt (pictured) told a fringe meeting at the Tory party conference in Manchester today that he wants ...
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Tories get tough on criminals who refuse to meet victims
The Conservatives want to impose tougher sentences on criminals who refuse to meet their victims, even if the criminal has pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. Justice minister Crispin Blunt (pictured) told a fringe meeting at the Tory party conference in Manchester today that he wants ...
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Tories get tough on criminals who refuse to meet victims
The Conservatives want to impose tougher sentences on criminals who refuse to meet their victims, even if the criminal has pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. Justice minister Crispin Blunt (pictured) told a fringe meeting at the Tory party conference in Manchester today that he wants ...
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Tories get tough on criminals who refuse to meet victims
The Conservatives want to impose tougher sentences on criminals who refuse to meet their victims, even if the criminal has pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. Justice minister Crispin Blunt (pictured) told a fringe meeting at the Tory party conference in Manchester today that he wants ...
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Withdrawal of medical treatment
Cases involving the withdrawal of medical treatment or, in some cases, the use of medical treatment against the wishes of a child or an adult without capacity are some of the most emotive cases that come before courts. There is a natural and widespread interest from members of the public ...
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The Court of Justice is changing its Rules of Procedure
The European Court of Justice wants to change its Rules of Procedure. The amendments are at an advanced stage, and are currently being discussed with the Council of the European Union. The CCBE has welcomed most of the changes, but has pointed out some serious reservations relating to access to ...
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Advocacy assurance scheme ‘halted’, declares criminal bar
Plans to introduce the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) have run into serious difficulties, it has emerged. The Criminal Bar Association appears to have withdrawn its engagement with the controversial accreditation scheme amid a dispute about linking payment to accreditation level. In an email to ...
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Don’t panic over outcomes-focused regulation
The age when a solicitor could buy a copy of the guide to ethics and conduct and put it on their shelf and hope they will never need it have gone. We now have a new Code of Conduct which uses very different language and introduces concepts which are challenging. ...
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Charge set to be imposed for employment tribunal claims
The government plans to introduce a charge for taking a case to an employment tribunal, which litigants will only get back if they win. Chancellor George Osborne told the Conservative Party conference in Manchester today that the move will reduce the risk to small businesses of hiring new people. ...
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New SRA handbook online
The final version of the new Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) handbook has now been posted online. The handbook, which includes the updated Code of Conduct, is to underpin the introduction of outcomes-focused regulation (OFR) on 6 October. It was prepared by the SRA in consultation ...
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Judicial review
Availability of remedy - Challenge to validity of public authority's decision R (on the application of B) v Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson): 16 September 2011 ...
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Sentencing
Deferment of sentence - Exercise of power of deferment - Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm Attorney General's Reference (No 62 of 2011); R v Johnson: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Pitchford, Mrs Justice ...
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Sentencing
Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Robbery Attorney General's Reference (Nos 48 and 49 of 2011); R v Stokes and another The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division held, as unduly ...
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Sentencing
Custodial sentence - Young offenders - Detention and Training order R v T: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division: 16 September 2011 The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, held that ...
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Sentencing
Imprisonment - Length of sentence R v Scarth: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lords Justice Pitchford, Wilkie, Mr Justice Holroyde (judgment delivered extempore)): 9 September 2011 The Court of Appeal, ...
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Sentencing
Non-custodial sentence - Suspended sentence Attorney General's Reference (No 64 of 2011); R v Crawford: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lords Justice Pitchford, Wilkie and Mr Justice Holroyde (judgment delivered extempore)): 14 September 2011 ...