Prioritisation protocol in family law cases
The Gazette mentions the Law Society’s call for investment in the family justice system, as it reveals that prioritisation protocol has been reintroduced to private family courts in London to help lessen delays.
Letby set to face retrial over attempted murder charge
Stuart Nolan, Chair of the Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee, spoke to BBC Hereford and Worcester (from 3:02:20) and BBC Radio Shropshire (from 36:15) about what a retrial could look like, as serial killer Lucy Letby faces a retrial on an outstanding charge of attempting to murder a baby girl.
Stuart said: “In this particular instance, there are victims’ families and victims, and they need justice.
“So, I think the motivating factor will be for the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure that they do all they can to make sure that they’ve done their best and secure justice for those families and victims.”
Laws around age of consent
Dr Laura Janes, a member of the Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee, spoke to BBC News about the laws around the age of consent, as allegations against Russell Brand spark debate about reforming the law.
Laura said: "What many people find confusing is we have different ages of consent for different things.
"If you take these three dates of what the law thinks you can do in terms of your development, we have already got a law which is very incoherent and inconsistent."
Westminster Alumni Awards
Law Society President Lubna Shuja was announced as a finalist for the Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of the Westminster Alumni Awards, reports the University of Westminster News.
Also worth a read:
- Stephen Gowland, former president of CILEX, severs all ties with the representative body for legal executives - Gazette
- New taskforce is set to investigate business ethics in the profession, including the role of City lawyers in representing overseas oligarchs – Legal Futures
- Lack of guards in young offender institution forces psychologists to speak to young offenders through hatches in their cell doors - Guardian
- Dame Sue Carr to be called Lady Chief Justice and sworn in a publicly available, live streamed ceremony on Monday 2 October – Telegraph (£)
- Lawfulness of facial recognition technology – Solicitors Journal
- Impact of London bin strike – Telegraph (£)