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Jack Straw to open Nottingham's permanent Speakers' Corner
26 February 2009
Nottingham residents are being urged to have their say about local and global issues by Justice Secretary Jack Straw who will be opening Nottingham's permanent Speakers' Corner on Thursday 26 February.
Improved care for young, vulnerable witnesses
25 February 2009
Plans to give young, vulnerable witnesses better support and encourage more witnesses to come forward with evidence of crimes have today been published by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.
Controlling costs in defamation proceedings
24 February 2009
New proposals to control costs in defamation proceedings were announced by Justice Minister Bridget Prentice today.
Straw appoints Sir David Latham as chairman of the Parole Board
23 February 2009
Sir David Latham will take up his role as the new chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales this week.
Derby leads the way in tackling youth crime
19 February 2009
A ground-breaking Derby project that helps local young people to speak out if they have been victims of anti-social behaviour, knife and gang-related crime today opened its doors to Justice Minister David Hanson and Victims' Champion Sara Payne.
Queen's Counsel in England and Wales, 2009
19 February 2009
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 104 new Queen's Counsel.
Legal Services Ombudsman and Complaints Commissioner reappointed
17 February 2009
Zahida Manzoor CBE has been reappointed as Legal Services Ombudsman and Legal Services Complaints Commissioner for England and Wales by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw today. She already holds both posts.
Claims management businesses warned about misleading marketing claims
17 February 2009
Businesses that mislead the public by claiming they can arrange for unpaid loans, credit card debts or other consumer debts to be written off have been told to stop or face action Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said today.
Legal aid changes will focus help on most vulnerable families and children
12 February 2009
Legal aid fees paid to family barristers are to be differently allocated to focus help to the most vulnerable families and children, and to combat rises in the family legal aid bill.
Prisons Minister David Hanson announces new Welsh prison
05 February 2009
The site for a new prison in Wales was announced today by Prisons Minister David Hanson. The chosen location is the Dynamex Friction site near Caernarfon in North Wales.
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