October saw consultant editor of Counsel, David Wurtzel, interviewing incoming Chairman of the Bar Council, Michael Todd QC, about his plans for the role he was about to take on
“What I would like to see is a meritocracy. What I would like to see is the opportunity for people who have the ability to come to the Bar,” is how Michael Todd QC, the new chairman of the Bar, describes his personal vision. His own career is a perfect example.
He comes from a family where there were no lawyers. His father spent most of his working life in a factory as a machine tool engineer, “but a brilliant one”.
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asks Catherine Heard, Head of Policy at Fair Trials International
Sir Scott Baker’s year-long review of the UK’s extradition arrangements reported on 18th October. The press coverage of its findings focused on the difficult case of Gary McKinnon and on the report’s clean bill of health for the UK-US extradition treaty - findings that understandably disappointed campaigners wanting a renegotiation of our extradition treaty with the United States.
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Lynne Townley and Samir Pasha consider the impact of recent legislative and policy initiatives aimed at discouraging the practice of forced marriage
Forced marriage is defined as “a marriage without the consent of one or both parties and where duress is a factor”. Under domestic legislation, a marriage entered into without the valid consent of either party can be rendered void. Forcing a person into marriage also incurs a violation of the provisions of numerous international instruments.
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