Sentences with phrase «former director of public prosecutions»

In 2004 the Foreign Affairs Select Committee called for the ISC to become a full Parliamentary committee, something backed by former Director of Public Prosecutions Lord MacDonald and many more.

But then there's former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer, who is yet to show his hand.

Having failed thus far to put the phone hacking issue to rest, News International's law firm, Hickman & Rose, hired former Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald to review the emails that News International executives had used as the basis of their claim that no one at the News of the World but Clive Goodman had been involved in phone hacking.

She insisted that action had been taken to address false claims and IHAT's work would be completed by the end of 2019, after a review of the system by former Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir David Calvert - Smith.

Chakrabarti is the latest high - profile advocate to enter parliament, with two former directors of public prosecution also taking party whips: Keir Starmer on the green benches for Labour, Ken Macdonald on the red benches for the Liberal Democrats.

But former director of public prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald has spoken out against the government's plans, despite supporting the use of communications data evidence.

Mr Khan also counts former London mayor Ken Livingstone, Margaret Hodge MP and former Director of Public Prosecutions Kier Starmer among his supporters.

Former director of public prosecutions says phone - hacking trials helped dispel idea that journalists were above the law

A unique app, iWitnessed, is launched today by leading forensic psychologists at the University of Sydney and UNSW - supported by NSW Police and former Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery QC - to assist victims and witnesses record Read more about iWitnessed app launched by memory experts, police, QC - Scimex

Former director of public prosecutions Lord Macdonald of River Glavenn called it «a policy beloved of the world's worst regimes during the 20th century».

The judges will be Lord Justice Andrew McFarlane, who sits in the Court of Appeal, former Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer QC and journalist Owen Jones.

Former director of public prosecutions Ken Macdonald is overseeing the review.

Grieve admits the former director of public prosecutions, Lord Macdonald, has been appointed to help NOTW (I'm calling it that from now on to spare my fingers, thank you very much) with the disclosure process for the police.

17:43 - Meanwhile, the home affairs committee is back, questioning Ken MacDonald, the former director of public prosecutions.

Rosemary Bechler (RB): Few of us understood the full import of what Ken Macdonald QC, former Director of Public Prosecutions, was saying at the Convention of Modern Liberty in 2009 when he referred to the then just published paper by Sir David Omand on the effect of modern data mining and processing techniques on intelligence work.

Coalition proposals for the civil justice system threaten the foundations of the British legal system, the former director of public prosecutions warned today.

Former director of public prosecutions Ken Macdonald asked: «What exactly does Bernard Hogan - Howe consider is the purpose of having an inquiry into the men he has already exonerated on television?

The former director of public prosecutions has only just become an MP after being elected in Frank Dobson's old seat of Holborn and St Pancras, in North London at the general election.

Clegg has won the influential support of Lord Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions and a Liberal Democrat.

Conversation frequently turns to who could lead the party after another defeat in 2020: the former paratrooper Dan Jarvis; the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna (who withdrew from the race after just a few days); the former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer; even David Miliband.

They were Karin Smith, Keir Starmer (former Director of Public Prosecutions), Jim Fitzpatrick, Andy Slaughter, and Crispin Blunt, who is the group's Vice Chair.

The former director of public prosecutions has spent the past three months travelling to every corner of the country on an immigration «listening tour», hearing the views of businesses, locals, unions and migrants themselves.

But Lord McDonald, the former director of public prosecutions, has said the killing of Reyaad Khan was legal.

The former director of public prosecutions for England returns to the front bench after quitting in July over fears about Corbyn's leadership.

May also said that Lord Macdonald, the Lib Dem peer and former director of public prosecutions, would contribute to the review.

But even before Friday's discovery of potentially lethal bomb plots, the Guardian reported that the review ordered by the incoming home secretary, and apparently in the safe hands of the former director of public prosecutions turned Lib Dem peer Lord Macdonald, was in danger of being captured by the security establishment.

Prosecutors were right to charge Rebekah Brooks and other News of the World executives over conspiracy to hack phones as the trials have helped determine who knew about widespread malpractice at the newspaper, Sir Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions, has said.

Liberal Democrat Lord Macdonald, a former director of public prosecutions, has told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was «perfectly reasonable» to ask Lord Rennard to apologise.

Sir Keir Starmer QC, the former director of public prosecutions for England and Wales, is in talks to join Mishcon de Reya.

Former director of public prosecutions Lord McDonald, who has been asked to review the Harbottle file of emails, told the Commons committee of culture, media and sport that the file did suggest wider criminality.

Speaking in favour of deletion, Lord Macdonald, the former Director of Public Prosecutions identified three clear dangers in proceeding, none of which have been addressed by the Lords amendments, to public confidence in the judiciary, to fairness and to justice (Cols 1898 — 1900).

The former director of public prosecutions (DPP) for England and Wales, Sir Keir Starmer QC is to join Mishcon de Reya as a part - time dispute resolution consultant.

The former director of public prosecutions (DPP) for England and Wales, Sir Keir Starmer QC is to join Mishcon de Reya as a part - time consultant in the firm's disputes practice.