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First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Regional daily sees off GBH case anonymity bid

A judge has rejected claims that a regional daily erred by publishing the names of two 16-year-olds accused of causing grievous bodily harm.The Oxford Mail published the names of the youths after they made their first appearance at Oxford Crown Court ... [Published Hold The Front Page - May 22 2013]

Entities: Court of Appeal, Ian Pringle, Barrister

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Hugh Muir's diary: The anti-gay marriage MP who raced against time. And lost

Rob Flello came, he spoke, but he couldn't say everything • With Labour's help, PM Dave jumped a significant hurdle en route to legislation enshrining gay marriage. Good for him, but a worry for Lord Tebbit. We might see a "", warns Normo. All quite concerning. ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]

Entities: Anti-Gay, Brian Leveson, Lord Chief Justice, John Thomas, Mark Thompson

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

London Legal Walk raises over £575,000 for free legal advice

Last nights London Legal Walk raised 575,000 for charities that provide free legal advice in London and the South East. This is a record sum for the 10km sponsored walk which this year saw over 7,500 lawyers take part.Participants included senior judges, ... [Published UK Fundraising - May 21 2013]

Entities: London, Master of the Rolls, Royal Courts of Justice, Lord Chief Justice

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Fears legal aid cuts will lead to innocent being wrongly convicted

Seven in ten people fear innocent defendants will be wrongly convicted because of cuts to legal aid. The study, for the Bar Council, warns people accused of crimes will have to settle for the cheapest lawyers available, which could result in poor def ... [Published Telegraph - May 21 2013]

Entities: Legal Aid, Bar Council, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Over 7,000 lawyers trek through the capital in support of free legal services

Thousands of lawyers are hitting London?s streets today to raise money for charities providing free legal advice. More than 7,000 people, including the Lord Chief Justice, the President of the Supreme Court, the Master of the Rolls, the Attorney General ... [Published London 24 - May 20 2013]

Entities: Legal Aid, Law Society, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice

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

House of Lords

Constitution Committee Sessional Report published for 2012-13

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today published its report on session 2012-13, which highlights the impact its work has had in improving legislation over the session.The Committee, which examines the constitutional implications of all Bills ... [Published United Kingdom Parliament - May 20 2013]

Entities: House of Lords, Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Referendum

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

As ethics and law prevent assisted suicide, I will pray

I DON'T spend much time thinking about dying except when it attracts my attention as is happening at the moment. Lord Falconer has introduced a Bill to legalise physician-assisted suicide I am referring to the campaign demanding that people who are suffering ... [Published Scottish Daily Express - May 19 2013]

Entities: Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Euthanasia, Switzerland, Court of Appeal

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Papers pull out the stops for Local Newspaper Week

Regional newspapers across the country have teamed up with MPs, council leaders and members of the public to highlight the importance of press freedom for Local Newspaper Week.Papers have been publishing features, editorials, competitions, and video messages ... [Published Hold The Front Page - May 16 2013]

Entities: Lorraine Kelly, Lord Hunt, Lord Chief Justice, Eric Pickles

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Executive and the Judiciary should respect each other: Justice Marasinghe

Addressing the ceremonial sittings yesterday, May 15, newly appointed Supreme Court judge Justice Rohini Marasinghe said that one of the basic requirements that is necessary to maintain that independence is to evoke a sense of respect from the executive ... [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - May 16 2013]

Entities: judges, courts, Charles Clarke, Lord Chief Justice

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Local Newspaper Week Coverage

Local Newspaper Week highlights the need for press freedom - Across the country millions of people read local news... ow.ly/2wT9qV— Northumberland Gaz (@alnwickgazette) May 15, 2013@mayoroflondon the Lord Chief Justice and @reallorraine have all written ... [Published NS News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Newsquest Media Group, David Pugh, Lord Chief Justice

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 7 reports

Judges warn against secret jailings

Two top judges warned the government today that people found in contempt of court can "never" be jailed without it being made public. Lord Chief Justice Igor Judge and High Court family division president James Munby spoke out after a woman was jailed ... [Published Morning Star Online - May 03 2013]

Entities: judges, Igor Judge, prison, Contempt of Court

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 4 reports

Top judge embarrassed as nobody applies for sentencing group posts

Northern Ireland's most senior judge has revealed that a bid to attract two members of the public to join a group on sentencing led to an "embarrassing" outcome – as nobody applied for the posts.In a rare appearance before Stormont's Justice Committee, ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 03 2013]

Entities: Sentencing, Lord Chief Justice, judges, Northern Ireland

Quotes

• "Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" it says on the Statue of Liberty, a welcome for immigrants to the US...

Hugh Muir's diary: The anti-gay marriage MP who raced against time. And lost [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]

Bob Nightingale, Chief Executive of the , said: "Obviously we cant overcome the vast reduction in funding for advice centres that has occurred in recent years simply through fundraising. However, what we can and have done is to ensure that thousands of the most vulnerable people in and around London will gain vital help that they would otherwise have been denied."

London Legal Walk raises over £575,000 for free legal advice [Published UK Fundraising - May 21 2013]

He added: "Solicitors and barristers thinking they can just railroad ‘lowly’ hacks should be fought at every turn, especially if they feel emboldened by the Leveson effect.”"

Oxford Mail outsmarts criminal defence team in dispute over section 39 no-names order [Published Press Gazette - May 21 2013]

"The Ministry of Justice should listen to what people are saying and the strong messages delivered by this poll. The public thinks a properly funded legal aid system is a price worth paying for living in a fair society; this is not just the view of groups of lawyers. "

Fears legal aid cuts will lead to innocent being wrongly convicted [Published Telegraph - May 21 2013]

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Regional daily sees off GBH case anonymity bid [Published Hold The Front Page - May 22 2013]
Hugh Muir's diary: The anti-gay marriage MP who... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
London Legal Walk raises over £575,000 for free... [Published UK Fundraising - May 21 2013]
Oxford Mail outsmarts criminal defence team in ... [Published Press Gazette - May 21 2013]
No justice for Martin Corey [Published Communist Party of Australia - May 21 2013]
Fears legal aid cuts will lead to innocent bein... [Published Telegraph - May 21 2013]
Over 7,000 lawyers trek through the capital in ... [Published London 24 - May 20 2013]
Constitution Committee Sessional Report publish... [Published United Kingdom Parliament - May 20 2013]
7,000 lawyers to hit the streets for free legal... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 20 2013]
As ethics and law prevent assisted suicide, I w... [Published Scottish Daily Express - May 19 2013]
Lawyers' treatment of Oxford abuse ring victim ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013]
County Court Divisions (Amendment) Order (North... [Published Office of Public Sector Information - May 17 2013]
County Court Divisions Order (Northern Ireland)... [Published Office of Public Sector Information - May 17 2013]
South London Press: local newspapers are “essen... [Published Eastlondonlines - May 17 2013]
Boswell And Johnson: 250 Years Ago Today [Published VDare - May 16 2013]
Papers pull out the stops for Local Newspaper Week [Published Hold The Front Page - May 16 2013]
Local Newspaper Week Sees Local Press Celebrate... [Published NS News - May 16 2013]
Local Newspaper Week Coverage [Published NS News - May 16 2013]
Executive and the Judiciary should respect each... [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - May 16 2013]
FactCheck Q&A: police killers and life time sen... [Published Channel 4 - May 15 2013]
Legal tweeting - 15/05/2013 [Published LawCareers.net - May 15 2013]
Imprisoned by the Court of Protection – A Power... [Published Martin Searle Solicitors - May 15 2013]
Ex-partner of accounting firm fails in disabili... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 14 2013]
Assisted dying isn't contested on religious gro... [Published New Statesman - May 14 2013]
Right-to-die rulings 'not a matter of personal ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 14 2013]
Rape conviction overturned: Jailed man cleared ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 14 2013]
Courts won't be swayed by emotion, judge tells ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 14 2013]
Court told of 'unbearable' lives [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 13 2013]
Pudsey man in London for right-to-die court case [Published Telegraph and Argus - May 13 2013]
Appeal Court Right To Die Case To Begin [Published Jobs Nation - May 13 2013]

Blogs

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Mr Jay Becomes High Court Judge [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - May 08 2013] “The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Robert Maurice Jay, Esquire, Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 4 June 2013 on the retirement of Mr. Justice Roderick Evans. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Mr. Jay ...
Simon Singh: Let us praise a bloody-minded hero [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Apr 25 2013] I don’t normally campaign. I’m not a joiner or a natural committee man. But the state of free speech in England pushed me into despair, and three years ago I started to do what little I could for the campaign for libel reform. Britain was not ...
Daniel Greenfield article: Sharia's Sticks and ... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Apr 10 2013] br />!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> Daniel Greenfield article: Sharia's Sticks and Stones Sharia's Sticks and Stones Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:33 PM PDT The BBC's Panoramaseries has gone undercover at Sharia councils where Islamic ...
Meyer savages press regulation deal [Published Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk - Mar 21 2013] The former chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, Sir Christopher Meyer, has launched a savage attack on the press regulation deal . The statutorily underpinned royal charter deal is, he writes, "neither voluntary, nor independent, nor self-regulation… ...
Noted for February 23, 2013 [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - Feb 23 2013] Tyler Cowen: Napoleon Chagnon and his Noble Savages : "I started reading Napoleon Chagnon’s Noble Savages: My Life Among Two Dangerous Tribes — the Yanomamo and the Anthropologists. The first fifty pages are excellent fun and well-constructed, ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: 'Independent and effective' press plan [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Dec 10 2012]