The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers supports the protest against the theocratic Iranian regime's brutal assaults on labour activists. The protest will be held on Friday 1 May 2015 at 6pm-8pm at the Iranian Embassy, 16 Princes Gate, London, SW7 1PT.
The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers fully supports the inspiring community resistance to fracking and extreme energy projects in the UK. As set out on the Defending Human Right Defenders website, people have the right to a healthy environment, to breathe clean air and to defend the planet from capitalist exploitation.
The government has made it clear that it has no interest in meeting the goals set out in the Climate Change Act 2008 to avoid catastrophic climate change, and has implemented a series of measures to enable fossil fuel companies to impose extreme extractive projects on unwilling communities. The most audacious of these measures include making ‘maximising economic recovery’ of oil and gas a legal obligation, and changing trespass law to allow fracking companies to drill below people’s homes without permission, as set out in the Infrastructure Act 2015.
To defend the land and their health, communities now have no choice but to take direct action to block extreme energy. An action camp is being planned by Reclaim the Power at Didcot Power Station at the end of May. Didcot still runs a gas fired plant and may use fracked gas in future. As socialists we support this social movement.
The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers calls on Lancashire County Council to listen to the people of Lancashire and public health doctors - and reject fracking company Cuadrilla’s pending application to frack in Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood.
Our profession may not survive the government's latest assault on legal aid. We must fight together in one united campaign to prevent Grayling's destruction of the rule of law.
Download the Join or Die leaflet.
Visit out Legal Aid Resource Centre to download the latest leaflets and posters in the campaign, or contact the Secretaries of the Society for hard copies.
The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers in association with the Mansfield Student Law Society at London Metropolitan University invite you to a free public lecture on 24 March 2015: Child Sex Abuse Inquiry: a road to justice? At 6.30pm, School of Law, London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, London, E1 7TP.
Speakers:
Phil Frampton (Chair, Care Leavers Association 2000-2003);
Alison Millar (Solicitor, Leigh Day);
Liz Woodcraft (Barrister)
The Haldane Society is angered and alarmed by the treatment by politicians and journalists of our vice president, Professor Phil Shiner of Public Interest Lawyers.
Professor Shiner has been receiving death threats and abuse as a result of his Iraq work since 2004. However, the threats and abuse increased in May and December 2014 following hostile press coverage. This negative portrayal has been intensified by ministerial statements.
These attacks are particularly significant at a time when the government wants to denounce the Human Rights Act. We condemn all threats to human rights lawyers. Please show your support to our vice president and to human rights litigation by signing the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-stop-intimidating-and-shaming-lawyers
A letter mirroring the petition has been signed by a number of high profile members of the Society and can be viewed here.
The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers condemns the attacks by right-wing media and politicians on our vice-president, Phil Shiner. We have sent a letter to the Law Society asking them to do the same.
Haldane Student Society of Socialist Lawyers invite all students to a friendly debate to be held on the impact of the legal aid cuts and the future for lawyers committed to social justice.
Speakers:
Michael Goold, Criminal Barrister, Garden Court Chambers; Vice-Chair, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers;
Ruth Hayes, Director of Islington Law Centre, Co-Vice Chair of the Law Centres Network and Justice Alliance.
JUSTICE ALLIANCE FILM: There will be a screening of the Justice Alliance film about the impact of the legal aid cuts. Featuring Stephen Fry, Tamsin Greig and Jo Brand.
11 February 2015 at 6.30pm to 8.00pm at Room SG01, Store Street, University of Law – Bloomsbury, Store Street, London.
