At a Labour Party fringe event this week, Sir Keir Starmer QC MP, Lord Falconer, and Baroness Chakrabarti discussed the impact of austerity on the UK’s justice system.

At a fringe event hosted by the Migration APPG and EY, former immigration minister Sir Keir Starmer discussed how the Labour party should shape its immigration policy post-Brexit.

No fracking means the UK will rely on ‘henchman, hangmen and head-choppers’ for gas says GMB.

Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, spoke to the IBA this week in Washington DC.​

Police Federation of England and Wales welcomes HMIC recommendations around stop and search powers and accountability.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has repeated its warning to the profession about involvement in high-yield investment schemes.

The biggest shake-up in custody for 32 years will come under the spotlight at this week’s national Custody Seminar, organised by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW).

Bar Council responds to the Joint Statement, Transforming our Justice System

Karen Stephens, lead on domestic abuse for the Police Federation of England and Wales, said:

The Government is seeking to upgrade the radio system used by the police, fire and ambulance services with a system that is not yet in use nationwide anywhere in the world, and therefore carries significant implementation risk, according to the National Audit Office.

A new benchmarking exercise has shown that central assessments similar to the proposed Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) are widespread in the major jurisdictions around the world. 

One in ten home building projects fail to please home owners, leaving a trail of unhappy customers, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is monitoring how law firms could be affected by the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. 

The Solicitors Regulation (SRA) has welcomed the publication of the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) vision for legislative reform.

In today's report, the Law Commission is recommending changes to the law that would make logbook loans fairer for borrowers.

Save the Children responds to  the CAEC report on UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, calling for a suspension of all weapon sales until accusations of international law violations in the Yemen conflict can be investigated.

Wishful thinking doesn't generate the power we need to heat homes, keep the lights on and the economy functioning says GMB

A new report by Unicef presents new ‘sobering’ data on the lives and situations of millions of children and families displaced by crisis and points to six specific actions the UK can take to help them. 

Lord Roberts of Llandudno follows up his question in the House of Lords on 'Reuniting children in the camps of Calais and Dunkirk with their families in the UK'.

Court of Appeal taking a ‘strict line’ over failure to check appeal grounds

The law that governs misconduct in public office is unclear, ambiguous and in need of reform, according to the Law Commission, independent law reform adviser to the Government.

The unaccompanied refugee children of the Calais refugee camp are putting themselves in grave danger in a desperate attempt to get to the UK. 

The UK Government must be hard-headed in pursuit of the national interest and not abandon their commitment with other parties to secure a low carbon and affordable energy future says GMB.

 

Half a million children have risked exploitation as refugee and migrant crisis turns into big business for smugglers