I have now received the audio file for the evidence we received from Lord Low and Steve Hynes on 3rd February 2016. Continue reading “The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 3 [revised] (Lord Low & Steve Hynes’ evidence)”
Author: Henry Brooke
I am a retired judge. I was formerly chair of the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund, and am the sole patron of the Public Law Project. My work for the Slynn Foundation and Peace Brigades International (UK) involved me in helping justice systems in Eastern Europe and beleaguered human rights defenders, particularly in Central and South America. I am married, with four children and seven grandchildren.
Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (2) My 1995 Talk to Chief Police Officers
This piece supplements the blog I wrote earlier today. Continue reading “Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (2) My 1995 Talk to Chief Police Officers”
Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (1) the Law Commission and the Justice Committee
When Professor Roger Smith[1] gave evidence to the Access to Justice Commission this week, Continue reading “Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (1) the Law Commission and the Justice Committee”
Standardising Judgments in the Royal Courts of Justice, 1997
In the Fourth Annual BAILII Lecture last night, the Lord Chief Justice was good enough Continue reading “Standardising Judgments in the Royal Courts of Justice, 1997”
Human Rights Defenders and the Death of Berta Cáceres
The building of the Agua Zarca cascade of four giant dams in the Gualcarque river basin in Honduras has given rise to very great local controversy. Continue reading “Human Rights Defenders and the Death of Berta Cáceres”
Sir Anthony Hidden
In this blog I mourn the death of an old friend. Continue reading “Sir Anthony Hidden”
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 2
The Commission held its third meeting on 9th February 2016, Continue reading “The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 2”
Peter Rawlinson’s memoirs (2): Mr Macmillan, my father and Stephen Ward
In my first blog in this series I wrote about a couple of features of Peter Rawlinson’s memoirs[1] that caught my eye for their relevance to the state of English justice today. Continue reading “Peter Rawlinson’s memoirs (2): Mr Macmillan, my father and Stephen Ward”
Peter Rawlinson’s memoirs: (1) two bulwarks for the protection of justice
Peter Rawlinson (Lord Rawlinson of Ewell QC) was in his time Solicitor-General, Continue reading “Peter Rawlinson’s memoirs: (1) two bulwarks for the protection of justice”
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 1
We held the second meeting of the new Access to Justice Commission on 2nd February 2016. Continue reading “The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 1”
Henry Brooke 