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20 Sep 2010, 2:28 pm
Colin smiling (before his appointment) The IPKat has discovered that Her Majesty the Queen has appointed none other than Colin Birss QC to be a Specialist Circuit Judge, Judge of the Patents County Court on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable [sometimes one, sometimes the other, occasionally both, mewses Merpel] Kenneth Clarke QC MP. [read post]
4 Jan 2025, 10:44 am by Tom Smith
Conservative MP Robert Jenrick has a point when he says the flat phrase ‘grooming gangs’ seems designed to ‘sanitise depraved crimes’. [read post]
MP Simon Fell noted that there is still “much more to do,” referencing the current review of the Gambling Act 2005. [read post]
On November 3, the CPS announced that Conservative MP Bob Stewart was found guilty in a Westminster Magistrates court for racially abusing a Bahraini activist outside of an event hosted by the Government of Bahrain in December 2022. [read post]
Opposition party MP Peter Kenilorea said, “Reports of a ban or suspension of FB is a grave concern for Solomon Islands, a democratic country. [read post]
6 May 2010, 5:42 pm by Rumpole
We're here at the Trafalgar Pub along the Thames as the first exit polls are released and they are predicting that the Tories will have about 305 MPs leaving them 21 short of a majority needed to form a government. [read post]
18 May 2014, 10:03 pm by News Desk
Horses raised specifically for human consumption and having detailed medical records would have escaped the limitations in the MP’s bill. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 10:45 pm by Tessa Shepperson
Then this lettings today post reports MP Graham Jones requesting an “urgent statement” from housing minister Grant Shapps “on the crisis of rogue landlords in the private sector”. [read post]
Lead sponsor of the bill, MP Francis-Xavier Sosu said: We urge the president that this is another opportunity for us to up our ranking in human rights globally. [read post]
24 Oct 2006, 12:36 pm
As to the rest of yesterday's offerings, they are lost, but not forgottten...We have separately discussed today's Superior Court decision, finding provisions of Canada's anti-terrorism law unconstitutional.Today's remaining legal headlines follow:Civil Rights: Gay marriage critics, supporters lobby Canada MPs ahead of free vote Canadian Legislation: Government legislation targets voter fraud; Canada pushes photo I.D. rule for votersCanada: Gomery inquiry lawyer : More… [read post]
7 Sep 2016, 2:35 pm by familoo
John Woodcock MP is reported in The Guardian as saying, having compared the case to the Poppi Worthington case : The most striking similarity is of another father suspected of killing his child trying to suppress damning findings from a family court; I will be writing to the new justice secretary asking her to review urgently the status of family court findings in criminal trials. [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 3:59 am
  While you would never know it from the rhetoric of some lobby groups and even our own MPs, Canada actually ranked even lower than Australia and the U.S. in the OECD's General Trade Related Index of Counterfeiting. [read post]
14 Jul 2008, 10:19 am
When I posted my fair copyright principles earlier this year, the very first principle was that no MP would "introduce, support, or endorse any copyright bill that, either directly or indirectly, undermines or weakens the Copyright Act’s fair dealing provision. [read post]
23 Aug 2011, 1:41 am
As The Telegraph points out, Miss Haigh came to public attention after John Hemming, the Liberal Democrat MP, identified her in Parliament. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 7:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Though speculation about what that may be is rampant, definitely keep an eye open for tomorrow’s 3 Count for more details.2: Canada’s $75 iPod Levy Returns (and Might Legalize P2P)Next up today, Canadian MP Charlie Angus has proposed a $75 levy on iPods and other MP3 players in exchanged for the guaranteed right to format shift content, including taking content from CDs and placing it on an MP3 player. [read post]
29 Apr 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Robert Menendez Is ‘Severely Admonished’ by Ethics Committee, Ordered to Repay Gifts by Mike DeBonis for Washington Post Florida: Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie Hid $335,000, Charges Allege by Skyler Swisher and Tonya Alanez for South Florida Sun Sentinel Michigan: Michigan Lawmakers Voted on Bills Even After Admitting Conflicts of Interest by Kristian Hernandez for Center for Public Integrity Legislative Issues Minnesota: Minnesota… [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 6:46 am by M Bates
But when the government (and I view all MLA's or MP's as the "government") can only think to legislate inspiration and criminalize one's decision not to exercise a democratic right (because some are not just lazy, but seek to effect political change by refusing to vote) then for me democracy has already failed.If a law were passed that punishes non-voting with a fine, then I would not vote (which would be a first in my entire "elligible for voting" life)… [read post]
Johnny Mercer MP, Government Minister for Veterans’ Affairs committed to ending access to hotels in March 2023, describing how they “were never designed to be a permanent solution” as an “unacceptable and unsustainable solution”. [read post]