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DPP seeks a National Consensus on the Prosecution of Child Abuse Cases – but what consensus does he seek? (1)
Mark Barlow Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers, Manchester and Northern Ireland bar. Mark Newby Solicitor Advocate at Quality Solicitors Jordans, Doncaster. First published on The Justice Gap The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, today has delivered a speech calling for a national consensus on the investigation and prosecution of child abuse… Read More ›
Miscarriage »
Lord Chancellor on the defensive (0)
After a construtive pre-meeting we gathered to meet with Chris Grayling in Committee Room 17 . Sensibly we had agreed not to make the occasion a free for all but rather target questions and not to repeat points so for example a question about the effect of new contract and the losses it would bring… Read More ›
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Letter to the Lord Chancellor – What you are going to miss (0)
Dear Mr. Grayling, I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be coming to your place to speak to you about your plans for transforming legal aid. In case I don’t get the opportunity to raise every point many dedicated and angry lawyers from South Yorkshire want me to raise on Monday I thought… Read More ›
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The Challenges of Historical Abuse Cases – 2009 Conference Paper (0)
The Challenges of Historic Allegations This is the paper delivered to the Historical Abuses Conference in 2009 by Mark Barlow and Mark Newby . It identifies the current issues with Historical Cases , reviews the law as at 2009 and points to proposals for reform . The work has been heavily requested and is referred… Read More ›
