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  • New inquests to be held into the deaths of a civilian and 8 IRA men

    New inquests are to be held into the deaths of a civilian and 8 IRA men who died on 8 May 1987 at Loughgall, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, Jeremy Wright QC has announced.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Limits of the Law – The role of compliance in the 21st Century

    Solicitor General’s keynote address to the 33rd Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Syria: refugees and counter-terrorism - Prime Minister's statement

    David Cameron made a statement to the House on refugees from Syria and counter-terrorism.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Immunity guaranteed for whistleblowers in child sex abuse inquiry

    Individuals providing certain evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse can do so without fear of prosecution

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Redditch man sees sentence doubled to 20 years’ imprisonment for multiple rapes

    Appeal Court increases the 10 year rape sentence of John Dennis to 20 years after ruling the original sentence unduly lenient.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Attorney General statement on Syria consent case

    Reasons behind decision not to grant consent to prosecute 17-year-old

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

    Kevin McGinty has been appointed as the new Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solicitor General issues advisory note on Hillsborough inquest

    The Solicitor General asks people to take care when commenting about the Hillsborough inquest

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solicitor General meets apprentice law degree students

    To celebrate National Apprenticeships Week 2015, Robert Buckland QC MP visits Addleshaw Goddard law firm to meet law students

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solicitor General visits Lawyers in Schools project

    Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP visits Burlington Danes Academy to see the Lawyers in Schools project

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Kevin McGinty preferred candidate for Chief Inspector of the CPS

    Deputy Legal Secretary of the Attorney General's Office, Kevin McGinty, has been named as preferred candidate for Chief Inspector of the CPS

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New rules to crackdown on violent prisoners come into force

    A significant step forward in the fight against violence in prisons has been taken, with the publication of a joint national protocol.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Global Law Summit - Keynote Address

    The Attorney General's keynote speech to the Global Law Summit marking 800 years since Magna Carta

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Treasury Solicitor’s Department announces name change

    The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) is to change its name on 1 April to the Government Legal Department

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Media Advisory

    Advice from the Attorney General not to identify victims in sexual offence cases

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solicitor General speech on business and human rights

    On Human Rights day Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP delivered a speech on business and human rights at the Law Society Conference

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Attorney General appears before European Court of Human Rights

    AG argues a UN Security Council Resolution should trump the European Convention on Human Rights when a country expected to comply with both

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sweet and Maxwell Criminal Law Review conference

    Sweet & Maxwell conference celebrating the 60th Year of the Criminal Law Review

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • IBC Legal Conferences’ 8th Annual Social Media Law Conference

    A speech examiniming revenge pornography, internet trolling, freedom of speech and contempt of court in the digital age.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Rule of Law and the Future of the Sector

    Attorney General speech to London Law Expos on the UK’s long commitment to the Rule of Law

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government