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Expert and Advisory Panel appointed for the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid A panel of experts has been appointed to support Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair) in examining the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system. From: 28 January 2021 The Expert and Advisory Panel, appointed by the Lord Chancellor, will provide support by testing and challenging the review’s emerging findings and recommendations. Sir Christopher, who was appointed by the Lord Chancellor on...

The introduction of electronic working and filing, using the CE-File electronic court file and management system Changes required by the end of the Brexit transition period, for example The Hague Service Convention becoming applicable between the UK and EU member states.  Amendments to the contempt regime; and Changes to the enforcement regime. Telephone and video hearings must continue to be of open and public character Source: iStock The guide contains five pages of information for litigants...

The applicants, who had all been arrested pursuant to European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) before 31 December 2020, failed in their applications for writs of habeas corpus. Their applications had been made on a single common ground: that, since 11 pm on 31 December 2020, the end of the transition period defined by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and Euratom, there was no longer any legal basis in international law for their surrender; and that in consequence there w...

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Appointment of Chancellor of the High Court Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of The Rt Hon Sir Julian Flaux as the Chancellor of the High Court with effect from 3 February 2021. From: 19 January 2021 Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of The Rt Hon Sir Julian Flaux as the Chancellor of the High Court with effect from 3 February 2021. This appointment follows the elevation of Sir Geoffrey Vos as Master of the Rolls. Background ...

This story is over Share a Coke tour comes to Lincoln Share with friends: A popular Coca Cola campaign will be making its way to Lincoln this weekend. Lincoln residents searching shopping aisles to find their name on a Coke bottle rejoice, as the Share a Coke Tour is heading to the city centre. The Share a Coke Campaign sees cans and bottles of Coca Cola emblazoned with 250 of the most popular names in Great Britain. Many people though cannot locate their name, so the Share a Coke Tour will p...

Lincoln MP reprimanded over political leaflet Judges said it was an impartiality breach Lincoln MP Karl McCartney Lincoln MP Karl McCartney has been given a formal warning for promoting his role as a magistrate on a political leaflet. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said Mr McCartney’s advertising of his role as a magistrate on the supplemental list “gave the appearance of seeking to gain advantage, which is contrary to guidance that is intended to protect judicial independence a...

When Boris Johnson won his majority, many people expected him to celebrate by upending the BBC. His ministers started to boycott flagship radio and television programmes and Downing Street sources

When Boris Johnson won his majority, many people expected him to celebrate by upending the BBC. His ministers started to boycott flagship radio and television programmes and Downing Street sources

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