Carl Gardner
May 17, 2007
I very much agree with Iain Dale about the media coverage of the “suspect” Robert Murat and indeed of the Russian man who’s now in the spotlight. I really wish the BBC and other media would think again before […]
Carl Gardner
May 16, 2007
Apparently the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a judicial review of the government’s plans to change the way we buy and sell houses in England and Wales with the introduction of Home Information Packs this summer. […]
Carl Gardner
May 16, 2007
RemedyUK was in the Administrative Court at the RCJ today, at the hearing of its judicial review challenge to the government’s MTAS system for appointing junior doctors. Tom De La Mare of Blackstone Chambers is for them, instructed by Leigh […]
Carl Gardner
May 10, 2007
It seems one thing Segolene Royal has in common with her partner Francois Hollande is an intention to
sue over claims http://www.raybani.com/ made in a book about her, La Femme Fatale, written by two journalists with Le […] Carl Gardner
May 9, 2007
It’s the first day of the existence of the new Ministry of Justice. I’ve nothing against this, really; it seems to me reasonable enough to organise government in this way. But there are a couple of grumpy things I […]
Carl Gardner
March 23, 2007
You may be as pleased and relieved as I am to know that the editor of Charlie Hebdo was finally acquitted by the Paris Tribunal Correctionnel of the criminal charges brought against him by Islamic Organisations.
Unfortunately I […]
Carl Gardner
March 6, 2007
What
Nick Robinson says in his blog today is interesting:I see absolutely no evidence that the attorney did anything other than what all previous occupants of his post would have done, ie to respond to […]
Carl Gardner
March 3, 2007
Extraordinary news, this: the Attorney has injuncted the BBC from showing a report about cash-for-honours.
Presumably it’s to prevent what he thinks would be contempt of court – a publication that would seriously risk substantial prejudice (I’m away […]
Carl Gardner
February 27, 2007
In today’s Times,
David Pannick argues for major reform of the Attorney General’s role, along the lines argued by various people including even ministers in recent weeks. He argues that Lord Goldsmith’s recent endorsement of the […]Carl Gardner
February 21, 2007
The BBC report that Mr. Justice Silber has turned down a judicial review application by a girl who wanted to wear the niqab, or veil, to school in Buckinghamshire.
This was an attempt to get a different result […]