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‘Justice must be for all’: why court intermediaries are vital for vulnerable people03:05, October 28 9 0 At Highbury youth court in north London, Elliott Rogers (not his real name), a 15-year-old boy with severe cognitive and communication difficulties, has been waiting three hours for his trial to start. He has been charged with the theft of an iPhone, but no magistrates have turned up, and the court clerk is scrambling to raise one to come in at no notice. The boy sits in a side room with his mum, his barrister who specialises in representing vulnerable clients, and Francesca Castellano, his intermediary.
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Qatar scandal: do the women subjected to medical examination at Doha airport have any legal options?
22:44, October 27 10 0
Australian women who were subjected to a compulsory intimate medical examination at Doha airport may have limited options for redress unless the government of Qatar agrees to provide compensation to avoid protracted public criticism of its human rights record, an international law expert has said. -
Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment is a wake-up call for female voters
06:45, October 27 16 0
The pandemic and its collateral economic crisis have illustrated like never before that women are the backbone of America. Before Covid-19, women made up more than half the workforce, nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers, and the majority of caregivers. One in three jobs held by women has been designated as essential. Right now, millions of women are pulling off an impossible balancing act: working while trying to keep their families safe and healthy during a terrifying time. Others have lost jobs, have had their wages or hours cut, and more than 800,000 women have left the workforce. -
Human rights in focus 'Just 15 minutes out every day': a teenage prisoner's life during Covid
05:33, October 27 15 0
For five months, 16-year-old Sean* spent around 23 hours a day in his cell. He tried to get through the time by doing puzzles and calling his lawyer, asking her again and again to help him get bail. -
High court condemns lack of provisions in UK for suicidal teenager
03:14, October 27 19 0
Not a single secure bed was available anywhere in the UK last week for a suicidal teenager, according to a high court ruling that highlights the chronic shortage of accommodation to support the country’s most vulnerable children. -
Babies being removed from mothers during remote hearings – report
02:06, October 27 19 0
New mothers are having their babies taken into care during remote video and phone hearings from hospital, according to a report on justice during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Progressive totems on the chopping block as US supreme court veers right
20:53, October 26 14 0
As the dust settles on the Democrats’ futile efforts to stop Donald Trump’s third supreme court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, from ascending to the bench, progressive activists and analysts are now casting wary eyes on the unsettling years ahead. -
Director at Grenfell Tower TMO describes how fatal cladding saved £800,000
17:14, October 26 18 0
A director at the landlord of Grenfell Tower has apologised for the “devastating” fire after he described his role overseeing hundreds of thousands of pounds in cost savings relating to combustible cladding installed on the council block. -
Johnson and Patel are baiting lawyers to distract from the real threat to our freedoms
10:53, October 26 19 0
Eight hundred legal eagles are up in arms. They are furious with Boris Johnson and Priti Patel, accusing them of being “lefty lawyers” and “do-gooders”, seeking to leave the “whole” criminal justice system “hamstrung”. At this month’s Tory party conference, the two politicians accused them in one voice of indefensibly exploiting a “broken” immigration appeal system in the interest of their clients. -
Convictions for rapes in London less likely than in 2015, research shows
06:36, October 26 19 0
The London assembly’s police and crime committee has written to the lord chancellor, Robert Buckland, amid concerns over a “toxic combination” of falling convictions in rape and sexual offence cases despite a rise in reports and a backlog of cases in the courts.
Week News
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Rights group seeks to use UK sanctions to stop abuse of Turkish lawyers
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Tenants are facing eviction again, despite the UK government's promises
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Restricting judicial review will undermine democracy, panel told
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Human rights in focus 'Just 15 minutes out every day': a teenage prisoner's life during Covid
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Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment is a wake-up call for female voters
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Qatar scandal: do the women subjected to medical examination at Doha airport have any legal options?
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‘Justice must be for all’: why court intermediaries are vital for vulnerable people
Month News
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The Society interview Robert Rinder: 'Law is meaningless unless everybody has access to it'
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Court hears children cannot consent to puberty blockers
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Voting rights attorney writes a tale of dark money chicanery in ‘The Coyotes of Carthage’
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More than 500 child victims of revenge porn in England and Wales last year
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Extending custody time limits 'will disproportionately affect BAME people' MoJ told
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Knowing when to tell your client no and discussing other ethical dilemmas
Year News
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Lawyer who blamed missed hearing on grandfather’s death is ordered to supply proof
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Judge dismisses torture charges against Charles Taylor's ex-wife
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Release inmates or face jail pandemic, say prison governors
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Number of urgent care hearings soars since coronavirus lockdown
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Trial by jury must survive coronavirus unscathed