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Serious Fraud Office inspection report published

Serious Fraud Office inspection report published

Monday, 26 November 2012

Independent inspection makes 8 recommendations for improvement. ...

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Parliament and the judiciary

Parliament and the judiciary

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP to BPP Law School...

Keynote speech to the World Bribery and Corruption Compliance Forum

Keynote speech to the World Bribery and Corruption Compliance Forum

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Speech by Solicitor General Oliver Heald QC MP ...

The role of the Law Officers

The role of the Law Officers

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Speech by Solicitor General Oliver Heald QC MP to Kent Law School...

Attorney General vetoes release of Prince of Wales' correspondence

Attorney General vetoes release of Prince of Wales' correspondence

Monday, 15 October 2012

Letters from Prince Charles to government departments will not be made public....

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Attorney General to apply for fresh inquests for victims of Hillsborough disaster 16 October 2012

Attorney General to apply for fresh inquests for victims of Hillsborough disaster 16 October 2012

Monday, 15 October 2012

Attorney will apply to the High Court to quash the inquest verdicts of the 96 victims and order fresh inquests....

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Prosecuting human trafficking and slavery: the law and the UK response

Prosecuting human trafficking and slavery: the law and the UK response

Friday, 12 October 2012

Speech by Solicitor General, Oliver Heald QC MP to students of Peace Studies at Bradford University...

Hillsborough Independent Panel Report: statement from Attorney General

Hillsborough Independent Panel Report: statement from Attorney General

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Statement from the Attorney General on the Hillsborough Independent Panel report...

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Attorney General pledges swift consideration of Hillsborough Independent Panel Report

Attorney General pledges swift consideration of Hillsborough Independent Panel Report

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

The question of whether to apply for fresh inquests will now be looked at....

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Oliver Heald MP appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales

Oliver Heald MP appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales

Monday, 03 September 2012

New Solicitor General announced....

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Attorney General vetoes release of Cabinet meeting minutes discussing Iraq war

Attorney General vetoes release of Cabinet meeting minutes discussing Iraq war

Monday, 30 July 2012

Notes from meetings of the previous government will not be made public....

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Two newspapers fined for contempt of court over Levi Bellfield trial

Two newspapers fined for contempt of court over Levi Bellfield trial

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

High Court decides articles could have affected a linked trial....

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Unduly lenient sentence cases referred to the Court of Appeal – latest figures

Unduly lenient sentence cases referred to the Court of Appeal – latest figures

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

In 2011, 117 sentences, from 78 cases, were referred to the Court of Appeal as possibly too low....

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Advocacy, past, present and future   constant values for a modern Bar

Advocacy, past, present and future constant values for a modern Bar

Saturday, 30 June 2012

Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP at the World Bar conference ...

New tool to tackle economic crime

New tool to tackle economic crime

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Plans published for a new way of dealing with economic crime....

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London rioter has sentence increased after reference by the Attorney General

London rioter has sentence increased after reference by the Attorney General

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Adam Khan Ahmadzai was said to be at the very heart of the looting and rioting in the August 2011 disturbances....

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Work and Pensions, and Health prosecutors to join Crown Prosecution Service

Work and Pensions, and Health prosecutors to join Crown Prosecution Service

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

From April, government lawyers specialising in benefit and health fraud will join the CPS....

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The role of UK law as a model for combating human trafficking and slavery

The role of UK law as a model for combating human trafficking and slavery

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP at City University on human trafficking ...

Firearms sentence doubled at Court of Appeal

Firearms sentence doubled at Court of Appeal

Friday, 03 February 2012

Man found with a loaded firearm he was to supply to another criminal has his sentence raised....

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Sentences of Dobson and Norris not to be referred to Court of Appeal

Sentences of Dobson and Norris not to be referred to Court of Appeal

Wednesday, 01 February 2012

Men convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence will not have their sentences reviewed as too low....

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Attorney General: London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture 26 January 2012

Attorney General: London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture 26 January 2012

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Speech on understanding the Human Rights Act and European Convention on Human Rights ...

Juror convicted for internet research

Juror convicted for internet research

Monday, 23 January 2012

Juror jailed for researching the case she was on and telling the rest of the jury information they did not know....

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London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture

London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP...

David Green new director of Serious Fraud Office

David Green new director of Serious Fraud Office

Friday, 16 December 2011

New SFO director David Green will take up his post in 2012....

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Sentences of ‘girl gang’ cannot be increased

Sentences of ‘girl gang’ cannot be increased

Monday, 12 December 2011

Attorney General not able to review the sentences in a high profile court case....

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The Barnardo's lecture

The Barnardo's lecture

Monday, 12 December 2011

Speech by the Attorney General: justice or ordeal: supporting and treating children fairly through the trial process...

Attorney General reflects on how the law of contempt is developing

Attorney General reflects on how the law of contempt is developing

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Dominic Grieve says that in reporting crime, the press has been pushing at the boundaries....

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Contempt   a balancing act

Contempt a balancing act

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP - balancing the freedom of the press with the fair administration of justice...

European Convention on Human Rights: current challenges

European Convention on Human Rights: current challenges

Monday, 24 October 2011

Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP ...

Attorney General speaks on the European Convention on Human Rights

Attorney General speaks on the European Convention on Human Rights

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Supporting the European Court of Human Rights, Dominic Grieve concentrated on an idea to help reduce its backlog of cases....

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