The Ministry of Justice has revealed at least 62 Poles and 46 Lithuanians were convicted of murder in Britain between 2011 and 2019, but only 16 of each nationality were sent back to their home country to serve their sentences. Figures released in response to a request made by The Epoch Times under the Freedom…
Ministry of Justice Figures Reveal Which Foreign Killers Least Likely to Be Deported by UK
70 UK Newspaper Editors Urge Raab to ‘Move Swiftly’ to Outlaw SLAPPs
A group of more than 70 newspaper editors, lawyers, and publishers has written a letter to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, calling on him to “move swiftly” to stop wealthy individuals from muzzling the British media with strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). The letter calls on Raab to “make good” on a commitment the Ministry…
Rishi Sunak Says He Still Has ‘Full Confidence’ in Dominic Raab Over Complaints
The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still has full confidence in Dominic Raab as the Deputy Prime Minister faces further complaints about his conduct, No. 10 said. This follows the news that senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC has been appointed by Sunak to look into two formal complaints of bullying by Deputy Prime Minister Raab….
UK’s Raab to Face Independent Inquiry Over Complaints
The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Nov. 16 agreed to his deputy Dominic Raab’s request for an independent investigation into his conduct after two formal complaints were made against Raab. It comes after British media reported bullying allegations from unnamed sources over the weekend. Raab requested an investigation on Nov. 16, saying he had…
Raab Blames Barristers Over Strike as Victims’ Commissioner Warns Knife Crime Could Rise
The government minister in charge of the courts in England and Wales has accused barristers of “holding justice to ransom” after they voted to stage an all-out strike next month. On Monday the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which has been staging periodic strikes since June, announced its members had voted to withdraw their labour altogether…
UK Barristers Step up Industrial Action With Plan for All-Out Strike Next Month
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to escalate their pay dispute with the government and walk out in an all-out strike next month. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) started industrial action in June and have been on strike on alternate weeks since the beginning of August but they will commence an indefinite strike…
UK Solicitors Could Follow Barristers and Go on Strike Over Pay
The criminal justice system in England and Wales faces further disruption with criminal defence solicitors considering taking industrial action, in the wake of the strike by barristers. The London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA) has launched a survey asking its members: “Are you content with the current proposals set out in the government’s response to CLAIR…
Barristers Insist ‘Money Is There’ for UK Government to End Strike
One of the leaders of the union which has taken barristers in England and Wales out on strike has said the “money is there” for the government to solve the dispute and end the strike. The Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, has said barristers will receive a 15 percent pay rise for legally aided work from…
UK Government Vows to ‘Hold the Line’ Against Union Demands as Rail Chaos Continue
The British government has vowed to “hold the line” against rail unions’ demand for higher salaries, as passengers continue to suffer from the chaos caused by strike action. Some 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers’ union (RMT) walked out on Tuesday after rail operators refused to agree to the union’s demands including…
Raab Unveils Bill of Rights in Effort to Reassert UK Legal Supremacy
June 22, 2022
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Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has unveiled a Bill of Rights that he claims would overrule decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights, such as the recent interim measure which blocked the deportation of several illegal immigrants to Rwanda. Raab, who is also the deputy prime minister, says the Bill of Rights—which would supplant…
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