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- Times Law Bulletin 20 February 2007
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- Times Law Bulletin 16 January 2007
- Times Law Bulletin 09 January 2007
- Times Law Bulletin 19 December 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 12 December 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 05 December 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 28 November 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 21 November 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 14 November 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 08 November 2006
- Times Law Bulletin 31 October 2006
Praise for faster justice scheme
October 27, 2006
[JURIST] The Lord Chancellor today praised a pilot scheme at a London magistrates court aimed at speeding up the process of justice
'Law has become a military instrument'
October 25, 2006
Law is being used to legitimate violence, a Harvard professor tells an audience in London [The Times Legal]
US official urges 'practical suggestions' rather than calls for closing Guantanamo
October 20, 2006
[JURIST] The US Department of State's top legal advisor asked Friday that the UK and other foreign governments to help repatriate detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] rather than calling for closure of the prison. In an interview [excerpt, re....... [more]
Blair blames judges for disappearance of UK terror suspects
October 18, 2006
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile] blamed judges and political opponents for the disappearance of two terror suspects [JURIST report] during his monthly news conference [transcript] on Wednesday, insisting that his attempts to enact....... [more]
Enter the Times Law Awards
October 17, 2006
Tell us if whether you think our extradition laws are fair and win a share of £10,000 in prize money.
UK top judge questions efficacy of crowded prisons
October 8, 2006
[JURIST] Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers [BBC profile] expressed doubts about whether non-violent offenders are actually rehabilitated in prison during an interview [text] published Sunday in the British newspaper....... [more]
UK cuts legal aid for higher income earners
October 2, 2006
[JURIST] A new law coming into effect Monday in England and Wales requires criminal defendants to pass a financial means test [materials] to qualify for free legal aid in cases before magistrates' courts. The Criminal Defence Service Act of 2006 [materia....... [more]
UK government moves to stop reversals of 'safe' criminal convictions on technicalities
September 18, 2006
[JURIST] The British government Monday proposed closing off the possibility of overturning criminal convictions on legal technicalities where the guilt of accuseds is clear. In a new consultation paper [PDF text] the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor,....... [more]
Federal judge sets fraud trial date for UK Enron bankers
September 7, 2006
[JURIST] US District Court Judge Ewing Werlein has set either February 5 or September 4, 2007 as the trial date for three former British bankers [JURIST news archive], known as the Natwest Three, who face fraud charges related to the Enron scandal [JURIST....... [more]
UK judge lets police hold air terror suspects one more week without charge
August 30, 2006
[JURIST] Scotland Yard [official website] received a final one-week extension from a High Court judge in London Wednesday, permitting British police to detain and question five British Muslim men suspected in connection with an alleged terror plot [JURIST....... [more]
British judge allows extended detentions of airplanes plot suspects without charge
August 16, 2006
[JURIST] A British judge Wednesday night gave Scotland Yard [website] five to seven more days to question and hold without charge 23 men currently in custody in connection with an alleged plot to bomb US planes leaving the UK for US destinations [JURIST....... [more]
Gonzales orders comparative review of US, UK anti-terror laws
August 15, 2006
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official website] on Monday directed the US Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy and Office of Legal Counsel to conduct a comparative review of American and British anti-terrorism laws [Home Office mat....... [more]
Rights lawyer outlines Lebanese challenge to US-Israel weapons flights through UK
August 3, 2006
[JURIST] British anti-war campaigners have unveiled a legal campaign against the British government's involvement in the ongoing Middle East conflict [JURIST news archive], seeking to stop flights carrying weapons sent from the United States to Israel fr....... [more]
Judge delays fraud trial for UK Enron bankers
August 1, 2006
[JURIST] A US magistrate in Houston agreed Tuesday to delay the trial of three former British bankers facing fraud charges related to the Enron scandal [JURIST news archive] so that two of the defendants can hire American lawyers. A trial had been schedul....... [more]
US assures fair trial for UK Enron bankers as Senate panel takes up extradition treaty
July 21, 2006
[JURIST] The top legal advisor to the US Secretary of State assured the UK on Friday that the three British bankers who were extradited to the US in connection with the Enron fraud scandal [JURIST news archive] will receive a fair trial, and that the extr....... [more]
UK judge bans media from Aljazeera bombing memo leak trial
July 19, 2006
[JURIST] A British judge has ruled that the parts of the upcoming UK state secrets trial relating to an alleged memo detailing a conversation between US President George Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile] describing plans to bomb sat....... [more]
UK lawyers to bid on publicly funded defenses under new legal aid scheme
July 6, 2005
[JURIST] In an effort to reduce growing criminal legal aid expenses, the UK government laid before Parliament Tuesday a new strategy [DCA policy paper, PDF] to require law firms to compete with each other on price for bulk contracts with the Legal Service....... [more]
Ex-UK Home Secretary Clarke takes top judges to task over terror
July 4, 2006
[JURIST] Former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke [profile] took senior British judges to task over terrorism in an editorial published Monday in London's Evening Standard newspaper, saying that they had repeatedly refused to meet with him to discuss the i....... [more]
Rulings against anti-terror laws creating 'constitutional crisis': UK MP
June 29, 2006
[JURIST] Recent British court rulings against the legality of control orders [JURIST report] restricting terror suspects have precipitated a "constitutional crisis" in the UK, according to Labour Party MP John Denham [official profile], chair of the House....... [more]
UK judge strikes down control orders
June 28, 2006
[JURIST] A UK High Court judge ruled Wednesday that control orders [JURIST report; BBC backgrounder] authorizing the electronic monitoring or house arrest of terror suspects where there is not enough evidence to prosecute or convict them violate Article....... [more]
UK Tory leader proposes US-style Bill of Rights
June 26, 2006
[JURIST] UK Conservative Party leader David Cameron [party profile] said Monday that he would appoint a panel of legal experts to examine whether the increasingly-controversial Human Rights Act of 1998 [text; JURIST news archive] should be replaced with a....... [more]
UK judges may break tradition of silence to counter critics
June 18, 2006
[JURIST] A leading British judge has said that sitting judges are considering breaking tradition by speaking out against recent verbal attacks on the judiciary by government ministers [JURIST report] and elements of the press [Sun editorial]. Judge Keith....... [more]
UK Lord Chancellor says system to blame for sentencing, not judges
June 15, 2006
[JURIST] Responding to public outrage in the UK over the possibility of parole within six years for a sex offender convicted earlier this week, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer [official profile] said on Wed....... [more]
UK Attorney General, Home Secretary to meet on sentencing differences
June 14, 2006
[JURIST] UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith [official profile] and Home Secretary John Reid [official profile] have agreed to meet to consult on procedures to govern the appeal of sentences for sex offenses after Reid objected to a judge's sentence as "to....... [more]
UK law reform panel proposes limited rights for cohabiting couples
May 31, 2006
[JURIST] The Law Commission [official website], the independent legal reform body of the United Kingdom, has recommended creating limited legal rights for couples who live together but are unmarried, in a consultation paper [PDF text; overview, PDF] relea....... [more]
Court-martial begins for UK soldiers charged in Iraqi civilian death
April 24, 2006
[JURIST] Legal arguments began in Colchester, England, Monday in the court-martrial trial of four British soldiers accused of killing an Iraqi prisoner in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in May 2003. The four soldiers are accused of forcing Ahmed Kareem,....... [more]
UK court-martial begins for Iraq war objector
April 11, 2006
[JURIST] A medical officer in the UK's Royal Air Force [official website] has pleaded not guilty to charges that he failed to comply with a legal order [JURIST report] for refusing to return to Iraq for a third tour of duty. Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kend....... [more]
UK High Court strikes down sham marriage laws aimed at immigrants
April 10, 2006
[JURIST] A UK High Court judge on Monday overturned laws [Home Office backgrounder] designed to fight the rising number of "sham marriages" [Telegraph report] within the United Kingdom, ruling that the rules discriminated against immigrants and were incom....... [more]
UK military judge rules Iraq war legal, orders objector to face court-martial
March 22, 2006
[JURIST] British Judge Advocate John Bayliss ruled Wednesday that Royal Air Force [official website] Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, the first British officer to face criminal charges after challenging the conflict's legality will face a court-ma....... [more]
March 2, 2006
[JURIST] A British judge on Thursday approved the takeover of a British shipping and ports company by the United Arab Emirates [government website] company Dubai Ports World [corporate website], a move which could lead to the Arab company taking control o....... [more]
UK paper waives appeal of oil-for-food libel judgment favoring MP
February 16, 2006
[JURIST] The UK Daily Telegraph [media website] has said that it will drop any further appeals in its legal battle with British MP George Galloway [BBC profile]. In January, the Telegraph lost its appeal [JURIST report] when a British appeals court upheld....... [more]
UK Lords brace to block 'glorification of terrorism' offense again
February 16, 2006
[JURIST] British legal experts and politicians are bracing for a major confrontation between the upper and lower houses of Parliament when the Terrorism Bill [text; Home Office backgrounder] comes before the House of Lords again on February 28 after Wedn....... [more]
Leaked UK memo shows Blair committed to Iraq war without legal advice
February 3, 2006
[JURIST Europe] A leaked memo reported in the UK Guardian newspaper Friday shows that Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile] had committed to US plans to invade Iraq well before seeking legal advice on the military action and any second UN resolutio....... [more]
UK appeals court upholds oil-for-food libel judgment favoring MP
January 25, 2006
[JURIST] A British appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's order [judgment text] that the Daily Telegraph [media website] pay damages and legal costs to British MP George Galloway [BBC profile] after it found the newspaper had libeled Galloway b....... [more]
