Jack Shaw, the UK's Justice Secretary, announced the new Supreme Court that will replace the House of Lords, is on schedule to commence work on 1 October 2009.The builders encountered problems during the restoration of the Middlesex Guildhall where the new Court will sit. Water had seeped in to the structural steelwork, which then rusted. …
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CPS gets its first advocacy report-card
The United Kingdom has a fairly complex criminal justice system, with many agencies and review agencies.I don't really know enough about the system to say if it's a good or a bad thing, but there's no doubt there's a lot of activity, and there have been a lot of major changes over the last decade. …
Freedom of expression triumphs over anonymity
The House of Lords yesterday delivered its decision in Attorney-General's Reference No 3 of 1999 [2009] UKHL 34.The case dealt with an application by the BBC to broadcast a programme identifying an accused person acquitted of criminal charges that might be subject to re-trial. (The UK introduced provisions a few years ago in Part 10 …
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Virtual justice
As the Magistrates' Court of Victoria unveils its new virtual tour (following in the footsteps of Tasmania and South Australia), the United Kingdom is experimenting with another kind of virtual court experience.The UK government is expanding its pilot virtual court to a number of police stations around London. The scheme has attracted lots of criticism. …
UK police told: delete protesters' photographs
The Times reports that last Thursday the English Court of Appeal ordered the Metropolitan Police to delete photographs of peaceful protesters demonstrating against the arms trade.(The case is Wood v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2009] EWCA Civ 414.)The Times reports the Court's order was stayed for a month to allow the police the …
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