Lord Burnett’s speech to the Criminal Cases Review Commission
Yesterday I attended a conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. This has been one of the most successful innovations during my lifetime in the law. I spent part...
View ArticleThe LASPO Review: (2) My address to the Bar Conference
There are just a few moments in life that one will never forget. I had this experience today when I was going back to my seat after addressing the Bar Conference for ten minutes before lunch, when the...
View ArticlePoor decision-making, Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and PIP appeals
Last night I spoke at an event in Gray’s inn which bore the title: The Citizen and the State: Poor decision-making and the role of the pro bono Bar. The event was arranged by the Chairman of the Bar,...
View ArticlePossession hearings & the closure of Lambeth County Court
Our court system is on its knees. I tell this story because it is such an egregious example of rank bad planning. But the villains of the piece are our politicians who believe that once the justice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My talk at the Hackney Law Centre
This is the text of the talk I gave at the Annual General Meeting of the Hackney Law Centre in Dalston last night. The photo shows me with the Centre’s Chair, Councillor Ian Rathbone. It was good to...
View ArticleMy Monday message to the Criminal Bar Association
Yesterday I was the guest writer for the Monday message to the 4,000 members of the Criminal Bar Association. This gave me the opportunity of telling them about the general effect of the Bach...
View ArticleThe case of Liam Allan: failings in prosecution disclosure
The case of Liam Allan has attracted widespread national publicity, far beyond the world populated only by lawyers and legal journalists. Liam Allan was accused of a number of offences of rape. He...
View ArticlePIPs: My evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee
Two weeks ago I received a letter from the Rt Hon Frank Field MP, which asked me for replies to five questions in relation to the Inquiry his Committee is conducting into PIP and ESA assessments. My...
View ArticleThe new AdviceLocal postcode tool
From time to time I have been able to point people towards really helpful websites when they are struggling to find good sources of reliable information about their rights, or about the rights of those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Age Verification: Protecting Children on TV and the Internet
Many of us have been very worried about the ease with which children can now access material on the Internet of a sexual, violent, or other inappropriate character. Parliament has now enacted the...
View Article
