“A serving MP may have taken out a super-injunction preventing details of their activities being exposed, it was disclosed today (5 May).”
The Independent, 5th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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MP granted super-injunction – The Independent
Published May 6, 2011 injunctions , news , parliament Leave a CommentFred Goodwin’s superinjunction text to be studied by MPs – The Guardian
Published April 28, 2011 injunctions , news , parliament , parliamentary privilege , privacy Leave a Comment“The text of the superinjunction obtained by the banker Sir Fred Goodwin has been handed to the Treasury select committee so that MPs can examine whether it raises public interest issues.”
The Guardian, 27th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New superinjunctions row as MP speaks out – The Guardian
Published April 27, 2011 injunctions , news , parliament , sub judice Leave a Comment“Lib Dem told discussion about specific injunction could only take place in private due to sub judice rules.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Neuberger asks who is the master: the unelected judge or the elected politician? – The Guardian
Published April 11, 2011 constitutional law , judiciary , news , parliament Leave a Comment“According to the master of the rolls, courts could overrule parliament in wholly exceptional cases.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Elliot Morley faces jail after admitting MPs’ expenses fraud – The Guardian
Published April 8, 2011 expenses , false accounting , news , parliament Leave a Comment“The former Labour minister Elliot Morley faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty to dishonestly claiming more than £30,000 in parliamentary expenses relating to false mortgage claims.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Who’s the master now? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Published April 7, 2011 human rights , judiciary , parliament , speeches Leave a CommentWho’s the master now? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Second Lord Alexander of Weedon Lecture, 6th April 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Expenses bill to soar as MPs force watchdog to relax rules – Daily Telegraph
Published March 25, 2011 expenses , Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority , news , parliament Leave a Comment“MPs will be able to claim millions of pounds more in expenses under reforms to the system to be announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
