Legal profession
Yesterday the Government announced proposals to introduce outdoor civil marriages at approved premises on a permanent basis and to also introduce outdoor religious marriages, but failed to make any similar reforms to legally recognise humanist marriages. Humanists UK has urged the Government to act now to legally recognise humanist marriages without delay. Humanists UK Chief… Read more »
Yesterday, the Government published its long-awaited proposals on reforming the Human Rights Act. If passed into law, these reforms will have a devastating impact on the fundamental rights of humanists. The Government has announced it wants to reform section 3 of the Act to severely curtail the ability of public authorities and the courts to ‘read… Read more »
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Laws to stop judges being able to free criminals on technicalities will be unveiled by the government today. The changes, which will close ‘legal loopholes’ allowing suspects to be freed, come as part of the home secretary’s drive to “rebalance criminal justice in favour of victims”. Examples of these ‘loopholes’ include police failing to read… Read more »
New legislation to modernise the coroner system is to be scrutinised by members of the public with direct experience of inquests, it has been announced. In the first consultation of its kind, eight women and four men will have a chance to go through the draft coroner reform bill line by line and have their… Read more »
