Sentences with phrase «justice secretary claimed»

Justice Secretary claimed he did not say anything about rape sentencing that Ed Miliband would not agree with.

And despite the Justice Secretary claiming «everyone was the best of friends» a few weeks after the spat, the wounds were reopened by his actions yesterday.

Not exact matches

General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has fired a sharp riposte at the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for claiming Justice Yaw Apau was appointed to the Supreme Court because he did a «hatchet» job for the government on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo.

The justice secretary has hit back at claims Labour has undermined liberty, pointing to the government's record for passing legislation that forwards human rights and openness.

The justice secretary's father, Ernest Gove, told the newspaper he had sold his fishing business — which Michael Gove had previously claimed went to the wall because of the EU's common fisheries policy — due to a range of different factors.

He accuses Labour's shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan of being secretly opposed to Lords reform, claiming Khan «hides behind the argument that there's not enough time to debate it».

As former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis argued so powerfully in yesterday's Mail, it would greatly strengthen Britain's hand at the negotiating table if our Prime Minister could claim a popular mandate for opt - outs on such issues as justice, asylum, immigration and human rights.

But, following Iain Duncan Smith's claim this week that the prime minister secured only «very marginal» concessions, the justice secretary goes even further, describing the negotiation as a «great missed opportunity», and claiming the deal is such a «disappointing» return on his boss's efforts that even the Remain camp has sought to sweep it under the carpet.

The justice secretary said the new measures were designed to speed up the activities of the court and denied claims that its independence would be breached.

He claims to not have what it takes to be leader, but only the justice secretary stands a chance of giving the Thatcherites what they crave.

Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, who is also the lord chancellor, has been the most vociferous cabinet minister on the issue, claiming that the Strasbourg court was being allowed to take precedence over homegrown law.

Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon has divided opinion by claiming he was being «put on trial» when quizzed on the content of his party's manifesto.

The most contemptible voice in the midst of these events is that of David Gauke, the ridiculously entitled «Justice Secretary», who claims to be on the side of homeowners against burglars.

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Her backers claim some of Ms May's 165 supporters will shift their support to the Justice Secretary in tomorrow's second round of voting in a bid to knock her out of the running.

Similarly, the Secretary of State for Justice has equally claimed success, on the basis that the amendments to the CPR have been upheld in substance, albeit their application might have changed.

During pupillage, Zac gained extensive experience on leading competition cases, including Sky v Ofcom [2015] CAT 9 (assisting David Scannell) and Speed Medical Examination Services v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWHC 3585, a judicial review challenging reforms to the process for handling soft tissue whiplash claims on the basis (inter alia) that they gave rise to breaches of competition law (assisting Gerard Rothschild).

As a pupil, Zac was also involved in: R (on the application of RWE Generation UK Plc) v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority [2016] 1 CMLR 17, a challenge against a decision modifying the charges imposed on users of the National Grid (as a pupil assisting Gerard Rothschild); Speed Medical Examination Services Ltd v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWHC 3585, a judicial review challenging reforms to the process for handling whiplash claims (as a pupil assisting Gerard Rothschild); and an application for interim relief by a company that had been redesignated under a European Union sanctions regime (as a pupil assisting Maya Lester).

Those wanting to develop a better understanding of the essential elements of a claim of indirect discrimination would be well advised to read the Supreme Court decision in Essop and Others v Home Office (UK Border Agency) and Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27.

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling gave the go - ahead this week to proposals to introduce independent accredited medical panels to assess injuries of claimants and weed out exaggerated or fraudulent claims, and to require injured parties to have a medical report before they can make a claim.

Joanne has a particular interest in discrimination cases and has successfully acted for a number of government departments in such claims including the Department of Transport, the Inland Revenue, the Ministry of Defence and the Secretary of State for Justice.

The intervention follows confirmation from Justice Secretary David Lidington that the current government intends to proceed with a proposed Civil Liability Bill, which would see a 100 % increase in the small claims limit for all non-road traffic - related personal injury cases and a fivefold increase in the limit for road accident cases.