A report by Baroness Casey has revealed that 20% of Metropolitan Police officers facing allegations of sexual misconduct, misogyny, racism and homophobia had more than one complaint raised against them. Only less than 1% of officers facing multiple allegations had … Continue reading Legal Weekly Human Rights Roundup
An IT program launched by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to facilitate information sharing between courts, solicitors, and police has been criticised for putting the justice system “at danger.” In the last several years, the Common Platform software system for … Continue reading Court Sharing System Puts Justice System At Risk, say Solicitors
Statewatch, along with 122 other human rights, civil society and community organisations, are calling on MPs to vote against the proposed ‘Bill of Rights’, which would replace the Human Rights Act. The Bill of Rights Bill must be withdrawn and … Continue reading 109 Civil Liberty Groups opose The Bill of Rights Bill
In 2022, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom had only one female judge, after the retirements of Lady Jill Black, Lady Mary Arden and Lady Brenda Hale. Despite the efforts of the current president, Lord Reed, to increase diversity, … Continue reading Lack of Diversity Will Hamper the Legal Profession
Barristers specialising in criminal law have voted to go on strike in a row over legal aid funding, with several days of court walkouts expected from next week. The planned action comes at a time of significant backlogs across crown … Continue reading Barristers to Strike Over Legal Aid Funding
The Channel 4 television exposé, “From Russia with Cash”, revealed that many London estate agents are still unaware of their full extent of their money laundering reporting and compliance obligations. The programme was made in 2015; before the recent sanctions … Continue reading ‘From Russia With Cash’
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