header-logo header-logo

Party pledges from Conservative & Labour conferences

05 October 2022
Issue: 7997 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Criminal , Immigration & asylum , Inquests
printer mail-detail
Home secretary Suella Braverman is considering giving suspects anonymity to prevent ‘trial by media’ where suspects are well-known, she told Young Conservatives at the party conference in Birmingham.

Braverman also said she wanted to reduce the number of foreign students using ‘low quality’ courses as a way to enter the UK, and is considering introducing laws to make it easier to deport people who come to the UK through irregular means.

Labour, at its conference in Liverpool last week, pledged to introduce a ‘Hillsborough law’, to give legal representation at inquiries to bereaved families and introduce a duty of candour on the part of public authorities.

Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed said Labour would introduce specialist courts for rape cases, and would make ‘trauma-informed practice’ central to its overall criminal justice approach, with a view to reducing reoffending. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dispute resolution team welcomes associate in London

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Special education needs and mental capacity expert joins as partner

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
back-to-top-scroll