Tag: Attorney General

New Attorney General pledges to put the rule of law first

Commitment comes amid populist attacks both home and abroad

Oct 15 2024 12:07pm

Historic firsts mark swearing-in of new Lord Chancellor

Shabana Mahmood swore oath on the Qur’an in ceremony conducted by Lady Chief Justice

Jul 16 2024 11:35am
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Starmer selects new Lord Chancellor and Attorney General

Barristers Shabana Mahmood MP and Richard Hermer KC

Jul 8 2024 11:46am

Labour reshuffle: Former law textbook publisher appointed shadow justice secretary

Steve Reed replaces David Lammy who is promoted to shadow foreign sec

Nov 30 2021 10:38am

Can you all just stop doing contempt of court, pleads Attorney General

#ThinkBeforeYouPost campaign warns public about prejudicing trials via social media

Jun 28 2021 9:19am

Attorney General makes history as first cabinet minister to take maternity leave

Overhaul of 'outdated' rules made move possible

Mar 3 2021 11:48am

Cabinet reshuffle: Attorney General Geoffrey Cox gets the sack

Barrister resigns 'at the PM's request'

Feb 13 2020 1:11pm

KCL, Queen Mary, Swansea and Liverpool Uni law students triumph at annual pro bono awards

Attorney General among star-studded ceremony line-up

May 3 2019 11:08am

Protesters storm Attorney General’s office

Incident was streamed live on Facebook

Mar 19 2019 4:57pm

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’

Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Jan 23 2019 2:11pm

Top commercial barrister lands Attorney General role

As ex-Linklaters lawyer scoops Brexit secretary position

Jul 10 2018 10:25am

‘Are you sure I don’t look silly?’ Attorney General’s Twitter jitters over full-bottomed wig pic

Jeremy Wright QC deletes photo -- then, after seemingly recovering composure, re-posts it

Oct 1 2015 1:28pm