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NewsLabour conference: No more money for legal aid, admits minister
Sackman says focus now has to be on making existing funding go further.
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NewsLabour conference: 'Confusion' reigns on jury curbs as Norris takes the floor in Liverpool
Speculation remains that the controversial proposals will be scrapped or watered down.
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NewsLabour conference: ECHR status quo cannot hold, says minister
Jake Richards says leaving ECHR would not ease small boats crisis ‘one jot’ - but that the convention must evolve.
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NewsSociety gives blessing to wedding law reform
New framework would enable couples to get married at non-traditional wedding venues.
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NewsCrown court backlog hits new record - but MoJ silent on jury trial reform
Courts minister Sarah Sackman says government is acting on all fronts - but pointedly omits to comment on whether jury trial curbs will proceed.
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NewsShort jail sentences for British women 'ineffective', says Council of Europe
Anti-torture committee highlights 'severe staff shortages' in prisons, calling for community-based alternatives.
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NewsMoJ begins recruiting for LawtechUK’s next phase
Applications invited for new advisory board and ‘ambassadors’ to champion the scheme.
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NewsMany law firms set to fail without interest income - benchmarking survey
Annual NatWest bellwether also finds that the post-Covid trading boom has stalled, which has squeezed profits.
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NewsLib Dem conference: party votes for tougher anti-SLAPP legislation
Party wants stronger powers for regulators to take 'robust' enforcement action against lawyers and law firms.
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OpinionMinisters wake up to AI’s existential threat
Two developments have brought artificial intelligence to the top of the political agenda.
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NewsLib Dem conference: We need to 'win the battle' on ECHR
Shadow attorney general says party cannot stay quiet on defending the European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsMPs call for independent body to run compensation schemes
Public accounts committee tells government to listen to victims who found claim process distressing or retraumatising.
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NewsMoJ consults on higher standard of proof for 'short-form' inquest conclusions
Support charity Inquest fears 'rowing back the rights' of bereaved families will make it harder to hold state agents to account.
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OpinionThe government must confront the IPP problem
Few sentencing regimes have attracted as much criticism as imprisonment for public protection.
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NewsLord chancellor declines opportunity to rule out jury trial curbs
Alex Norris does hint, however, that Courts and Tribunals Bill may look different by the end of its journey through parliament.
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NewsFormer minister elected justice committee chief
Barrister Catherine Atkinson was backed by former Tory chair Sir Bob Neill.
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NewsCoalition of legal professionals demands tougher action against Israel
Measures imposed must be far more wide-ranging to comply with the government’s legal obligations, says letter to PM Andy Burnham.
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NewsLegal aid firms take financial hit over 10p mileage discrepancy
HMRC increased mileage rate to 55p for first 10,000 business miles but Legal Aid Agency's allowance remains 45p.
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News'New law needed' to safeguard human rights from AI
Potential for mass harm means regulation should take 'precautionary approach', says parliamentary committee.
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NewsProblem-solving courts divert four in 10 from immediate jail time
Intensive supervision courts designed to cut reoffending by focusing on addictions that drive criminal behaviour.