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” The post Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals upholds sentence of opposition MP for ‘making terror propaganda’ appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 12:12 am
The Wikinomics blog expands my chart on the Copyright MPs by focusing on vote totals and the percentage of students needed to swing the relevant ridings. [read post]
18 Apr 2009, 3:50 am
At the urging of the NDP, the Parliamentary website is now offering details on MP voting records. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 8:02 am by Dan Bressler
“Now MP targets Herbert Smith over Post Office work” — “An MP has urged both the justice and business select committees to investigate the role of law firms – and in particular Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) – in helping client companies accused of wrongdoing set up compensation schemes. [read post]
29 Sep 2022, 6:56 am by Michael Geist
The letter may have been shopped around to other MPs as Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has told the Globe he did not sign it. [read post]
10 Nov 2010, 2:35 am by charonqc
Supreme court rules expenses MPs must face trial Guardian: Highest court in UK dismisses argument that expenses issue should be covered by parliamentary privilege rather than legal system The supreme court has dismissed claims made by David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine that they should not be tried in a criminal court because their expenses are covered by parliamentary privilege. [read post]
31 Jul 2008, 8:38 am
“The internet industry must take more responsibility for protecting young people from the ‘dark side’ of digital content relating to abuse, violence and suicide, according to a committee of MPs. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 3:03 am
“Jack Straw is to amend plans allowing life peers to resign from the House of Lords, to stop them standing as an MP for up to five years, it is reported. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 1:44 am by sally
“An appeal brought by three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer facing trial over allegations that they fiddled their expenses was not an attempt to ‘take them above the law’, three of the country’s top judges heard today. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 2:48 am by sally
“Voters are being barred from speaking to their MPs under a new generation of gagging orders known as hyper-injunctions, the House of Commons has been told. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 2:42 am
"The group of senior MPs and peers responsible for scrutinising the activities of the intelligence agencies has sharply criticised the government for failing to hand over the guidelines provided to MI5 and MI6 officers for interrogating terror suspects. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 5:06 am by michael
Three former MPs and a peer are set to stand trial over expenses fraud allegations after a judge ruled they could not claim parliamentary privilege to stop prosecution. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 8:18 am by tracey
“An MP’s wife was given a nine-month suspended jail sentence today for snatching a kitten from the home of her husband’s mistress.” Full story The Independent, 28th October 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 1:21 am by tracey
“The General Medical Council, which regulates doctors, is putting the public at risk by being too lenient with some of those who come before it accused of poor practice or wrongdoing, according to a committee of MPs.” Full story The Guardian, 26th July 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 6:54 am by tracey
“The way in which a private contractor was awarded a £300m monopoly of court interpreting services throughout England and Wales and the firm’s ‘underperformance’ are to be investigated by MPs.” Full story The Guardian, 20th July 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 1:45 am by tracey
“Three former Labour MPs who were jailed for fiddling their expenses have been ordered to pay back a total of £125,000 – less than half of the money spent on their court cases.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 8:08 am
“Claims that a senior army general and a defence minister misled MPs and peers over British troops’ use of banned interrogation techniques will be examined by a public inquiry into the mistreatment of prisoners, the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, said. [read post]
22 Jul 2008, 11:55 am
“Prison reform has been hastily implemented, underfunded and has left record numbers behind bars, MPs said in a scathing report published today. [read post]
23 May 2012, 1:47 am by sally
MPs aiming to claw back powers from Europe have secretly interviewed candidates to become Britain’s next judge at the European court of human rights.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd May 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 2:23 am by tracey
“A speech given by The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP to the CityForum event on ‘securing strategic partnerships for police transformation’ on 26 January 2012.” Full speech Home Office, 26th January 2012 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk [read post]