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First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Mark Carney

Bank of England appoints woman as first chief operating officer

Charlotte Hogg will head all the day-to-day management functions of the Bank and become the most senior female employee in its 319-year historyMark Carney, the incoming Bank of England governor, has appointed Charlotte Hogg, a senior executive at Santander ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Douglas Hogg, Mark Carney, Bank of England

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Seeking a twist in tale of Oliver

To the thinktank Politeia to hear a speech on fighting modern day slavery. A very good speech it was, too.But Obiter was also interested in the speaker. The event was a rare public outing for one of our less visible law officers, Oliver Heald (pictured). ... [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Oliver Heald, Barrister, Vera Baird, Edward Garnier

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

Judges’ threats over pensions cuts

Judges have said they will go back to being lawyers because their pensions are to be cut by more than a third. Their decision puts them on a collision course with the lord chancellor, Chris Grayling, who regards the judiciary as a job for life.Full-time ... [Published ACQ Magazine - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: judges, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Chancellor, Appointment

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Calls to cut Churchs ties to state

Calls for the Church in Wales' remaining ties with the UK's Parliament to be cut have been made after it emerged it would need permission to allow gay marriage. The Church's links with the state were cut in 1920 - called disestablishment - but several ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Church In Wales, Lord Chancellor, Gay

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill

The Church in Wales expressed its concernsA Welsh Assembly committee report says the UK Government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales would have effectively banned the Church in Wales from carrying out marriages for same-sex couples ... [Published Pink News - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Church In Wales, UK Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Homosexuality

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Public could have new avenue to challenge poor wills

The Legal Ombudsman is to consult on establishing a scheme which would give consumers a new avenue to challenge will-writers.It said there is interest in a voluntary scheme which would be based on an EU directive on alternative dispute resolutions' - ... [Published IFAonline.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Lord Chancellor, Complaints, Chris Grayling

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Viviane Reding

Privacy will not hurt digital economy, Viviane Reding tells Lord Chancellor

Privacy is not antagonistic to the digital economy in Europe, EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding has insisted in an open letter to the UK's Lord Chancellor. Reding made her remarks in response to , in which he expressed concerns that the EU's proposed ... [Published Information Age - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Viviane Reding, Lord Chancellor, Data Protection, Christopher Graham

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Justice for everyone need not cost the earth

Legal aid for criminal law and judicial review is still exorbitantly expensive, currently running at £2 billion a year A fundamental principle of the rule of law is that someone prosecuted by the state is entitled to a proper defence whatever their circumstances. ... [Published Telegraph - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Legal Aid, Chris Grayling, Criminal Law, Lord Chancellor

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 4 reports

Peers Vote To Reject Block On Gay Marriage

The House of Lords have voted against a bid to block legislation to allow same sex couples to marry in England and Wales.An amendment aimed at denying the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill a second reading in the chamber was defeated on Tuesday in a free ... [Published Sky News - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Gay, House of Lords, Lord Birt, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Blair's lord chancellor reforms ruining constitution

In his admirably lucid and revelatory account of the removal of Lord Irvine from the office of lord chancellor, and the destruction of the office itself, by his ungrateful pupil Tony Blair, Joshua Rozenberg has pinpointed a key moment in our recent legal ... [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Lord Chancellor, Reformism, Tony Blair, Geoffrey Bindman, UK Ministry of Justice

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Changes to legal aid 'will devastate Wales' legal profession'

Members of Wales' legal industry lobby Wales Office over changes to legal aid proposed by Ministry of JusticeChris Grayling says every defendant must have access to a proper defenceUK Government changes to legal aid will result in miscarriages of justice ... [Published Wales Online - May 21 2013]

Entities: Legal Aid, Wales, Barrister, Chris Grayling, Ministry of Justice

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Turning lord chancellor into just another politician was a mistake

In less than a month’s time, we shall be marking the 10th anniversary of a constitutional revolution. It will not be a cause for celebration. On June 12, 2003, the judiciary lost its head. In sacking Lord Irvine of Lairg, Tony Blair was not merely reshuffling ... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 20 2013]

Entities: Lord Chancellor, Tony Blair, Gus O'Donnell, Modernization

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...installed at the Bank, after she tweeted a link to a story about how plans to tax the rich in France are being scaled back with a comment saying "Maybe I’ll be able to find a place in London after all."

Carney gets ball rolling on Bank of England governorship [Published Irish Times - 6 hours ago]

Santander UK's chief executive Ana Botín said: "During her two years at Santander Charlotte has reshaped our retail distribution business. Her work has made us a more customer-centred organisation and has put us in a strong position for further development."

Bank of England appoints woman as first chief operating officer [Published Guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago]

"Another ambulance crew reported they were thought to be lift engineers and taken to the broken lift by staff."

Sydenham care home mistook paramedics for lift engineers as man lay dying [Published This is Local London - 14 hours ago]

...After stressing the importance of keeping "a particular eye on Britain's access to key commodities, like oil or metals", Mackay added: "The profits of Britain's myriad international business interests … and the jobs of a great many British people are dependent on the ability to plan, to invest and to trade effectively without worry or danger."

Spying for spying's sake: spooks and their intelligence addiction [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]

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An Esther Moment [Published Catholic Exchange - 49 mins ago]
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Appointment of members of the Legal Services Board [Published Noodls - 15 hours ago]
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The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013 [Published Office of Public Sector Information - Jun 18 2013]
Spying for spying's sake: spooks and their inte... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
Seeking a twist in tale of Oliver [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 17 2013]
Judges’ threats over pensions cuts [Published ACQ Magazine - Jun 17 2013]
Judges could quit over pensions [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 17 2013]
THE BIG DEBATE: Are the planned changes to lega... [Published This is Lincolnshire - Jun 15 2013]
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New straight civil partnerships amendment table... [Published Pink News - Jun 14 2013]
Committee says UK Government did not consult ad... [Published Pink News - Jun 14 2013]
Calls to cut Churchs ties to state [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]
Calls to cut Church's ties to state [Published BBC - Jun 14 2013]
The Church in Wales should be granted fully dis... [Published Wales Online - Jun 14 2013]
Public could have new avenue to challenge poor ... [Published IFAonline.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]
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Exclusive: top judges compound Grayling’s PCT woes [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 12 2013]
Judge in Chris Huhne speeding case charged with... [Published Glasgow Sunday Mail - Jun 12 2013]
Judge Constance Briscoe charged over 'inaccurat... [Published Telegraph - Jun 12 2013]
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Blogs

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British House of Commons Amends Same-Sex Marria... [Published Firedoglake - May 20 2013] Today the House of Commons considered several amendments to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill during the Report Stage of the legislation. The bill would legalize marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales. Amendments intended to weaken ...
NO BANK DEPOSITS WILL BE SPARED FROM CONFISCATION [Published Zero Hedge - May 15 2013] As alert Zero Hedge readers are aware, this week the EURO Politburo is busy debating the dodgy subject of deposit "bail-ins." The following article very succinctly explains this odious mode of fractal fractional reserve end-game chicanery. The ...
The Daily Agenda for Friday, May 3 [Published Box Turtle Bulletin - May 03 2013] TODAY’S AGENDA: < Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Maspalomas, Gran Canaria ; Mobile, AL ; Norrköping, Sweden ; Northhampton, MA ; Raleigh, NC . AIDS Walks This Weekend: Anaheim, CA ; Atlantic City / Asbury Park / Morristown / Newark ...
"All depositors are losers!" - No Bank Deposits... [Published St George West - Apr 26 2013] By Matthias Chang : I challenge anyone to prove me wrong that confiscation of bank deposits is legalized daylight robbery Bank depositors in the UK and USA may think that their bank deposits would not be confiscated as they are insured and no government ...
Margaret Thatcher's imperial funeral doesn't su... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Apr 11 2013] How distressing if this solemn event turns into a farcical reminder of the hubris and divisiveness of the Thatcher era How could they be so foolish? Were the people charged with planning Margaret Thatcher's funeral so naive that they could not see ...

Press Releases

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Lord Chancellor Delays Extended RTA Portal Deci... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - Jan 22 2013]