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A 'revolutionary' digital sentencing system, in which magistrates armed with laptops have been tackling fare dodgers, will be extended to large public service organisations who prosecute cases. The government today announced that more than 3,000 fare dodgers have been sentenced following a paperless operation at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court in London. The system was developed …
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Civil liberties groups say ‘bringing border controls into courtrooms’ will prejudice trials in England and Wales Defendants will have to disclose their nationality at their first appearance before magistrates in England and Wales from next week under powers that human rights groups say will undermine the right to a fair trial. The changes to criminal …
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal against deportation of a man with permanent residence in Kamki v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 1715. Mr Kamki had been seeking to prevent his removal to Cameroon following imprisonment for rape. UK residence and criminal conviction A Cameroon national, Mr Kamki moved …
Traditionally, administrative action in the UK has been subject to three grounds of review. Lord Diplock, in the GCHQ case, reiterated these and labeled them ‘procedural impropriety’, ‘illegality’ and ‘irrationality’.[1] The test to establish whether a decision was irrational had been subject to a particularly large amount of litigation and, consequently, debate. A definitive answer …
Today, the convoys of Rotimi Amaechi and Nyesom Wike clashed in Port Harcourt. Tomorrow, the airwaves will be flooded by their aides. There will be narratives and counter-narratives. Colourful lies will clash with colourful hyperbole. Aides will be locked in a competition to win public sympathy for their bosses. On all sides, the scramble for …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 