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Courts can review honours
The courts of England and Wales can review a decision taken under prerogative powers to remove an honour, a High Court judge ruled yesterday. Mrs Justice Lieven dismissed arguments put on behalf of the prime minister that “decisions relating
First Post Office cases today
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will hold case management hearings today in two cases arising from the Post Office scandal. One involves a former general counsel at the Post Office accused of failing to cooperate with the recent public inquiry. The
Police investigate Afghan killings
Evidence that service personnel deployed on operations may have committed “serious offences” has been referred to the military police, it emerged today. It’s the first confirmation that members of UK special forces may be prosecuted over allegations of unlawful killings
The jury’s back
The government has backed down on plans to remove the right to jury trial in cases where a defendant in England and Wales would not be expected to receive a sentence of more than three years. That seems to be
Magistrate reprimanded
A magistrate has been reprimanded for serious misconduct after publishing four posts on Facebook that were said to show he “held a prejudicial view of matters involving Jewish people and Israel”. A reprimand is the most serious disciplinary finding short
Child-focused courts
Judges dealing with domestic abuse cases in the new child-focused family courts of England and Wales have been reminded that the welfare of the child remains paramount and that although these hearings are more investigative than before there is still
Need a good lawyer?
Consumers who ask an AI assistant to recommend a solicitor risk being directed to firms that have been fined by their regulator or even shut down, a report says today. The research was carried out under controlled conditions by
Chemical weapons
Sudan’s military leaders built a stockpile of chemical weapons that they tried to conceal after chlorine bombs had been used against rebel forces, the Washington Post reported on 5 September. Videos, documents and intercepted communications portray a secretive Sudanese military
New judges for old
Ten new High Court judges have been appointed by the King — including some direct appointments to the court’s new Business and Property division, which replaces the Chancery division in a week’s time. High Court appointments are the first step