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Reforming Advocates Graduated Fees - Chambers responds to Ministry of Justice
04 March 2010
25 Bedford Row today responded to the latest Ministry of Justice consultation paper on reforming legal aid. The full response can be read here. |
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Record five Silks for 25 Bedford Row
26 February 2010
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Ancient Principle of Mercy - John Cooper writes for the Criminal Law & Justice Weekly
24 February 2010
In this weeks issue of Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, John Cooper writes that the ability of a Judge to exercise discretion in the sentencing process has diminished over the last decade. |
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Paul Mendelle QC speaks to The Guardian on juries
21 February 2010
In an article published in The Guardian today, Paul Mendelle explains why the jury system is reliable and discusses issues raised by the latest report from the Ministry of Justice. |
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Confused, erratic but not racist; verdict on juries (The Times)
17 February 2010
John Cooper is quoted as supporting greater use of written instructions, saying “from many years experience I don’t accept that juries have great difficulty understanding judges’ directions”. |
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Jo Sidhu speaks to The Guardian
11 February 2010
| Jo Sidhu represented Usman Saddique, who was acquitted last week on alleged terrorism charges. In an article published in The Guardian today, he discusses the issues raised by this case. |
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Chambers respond to LSC VHCC Consultation
09 February 2010
25 Bedford Row yesterday responded to the Legal Services Commission Consultation Paper on the future of Very High Cost Cases. For the full text of the response, please see below. |
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Counter-Terrorism & Human Rights Conference 2010
04 February 2010
| Ali Bajwa will be speaking at this important conference, hosted by JUSTICE, on Thursday 11 March. The past year has seen important developments both in terms of new legislation and case law. |
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Iraq war inquiry 'exceeds expectations'
02 February 2010
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In a short interview on Al Jazeera TV, John Cooper, a human rights lawyer, gives his views on Britain's latest public inquiry into the Iraq war. |
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Alleged airline terrorist acquitted
02 February 2010
| Usman Saddique, who faced terrorism charges arising out of the transatlantic airline bomb plot, was acquitted today after the trial judge upheld submissions of no case to answer on both counts. |
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Fighting Hard for the Criminal Bar - Paul Mendelle QC speaks to The Times
27 January 2010
Paul Mendelle QC gave an interview to Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times.
Mendelle, Chairman of the CBA, is organising roadshows on the latest proposals on criminal legal aid. But the battle is far from won.
He comments on the LSC’s option of extending graduated fees from 40- to 60-day trials as “impracticable and unworkable”. |
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Change to law may incite vigilantism - Paul Mendelle QC speaks to The Times
25 January 2010
Paul Mendelle QC gave an interview to Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times. He warned that a change to the law proposed by the Tory party to allow householders to use "disproportionate" force against burglars is unnecessary and could be a licence to kill. |
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Control orders quashed and controlees given right to sue
19 January 2010
| On 18 January, Mr Justice Silber gave judgment in the High Court in a claim for damages by two controlees, AE & AF, in which he held that the control orders were unlawfully imposed and must be quashed from the time they were imposed in 2006. The judgment paves the way for the next stage of the controlees' claim for damages from the Home Secretary for breach of articles 5 & 6 ECHR and false imprisonment. |
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25 Bedford Row achieves top ranking in Diversity League Tables for 2009
04 January 2010
| The Diversity League Table for 2009 (a demographic survey of the legal profession) was published in December. The Minister for Women & Equality (Harriet Harman), called the 4th annual Table - published by the Black Solicitors Network - an important publication, shining a light on equality in the legal profession. |
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