All Government & politics articles – Page 101
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NewsLatest Wales travel restrictions fuel enforcement concerns
Law Society in Wales says measures to curb Covid must be reasonable and practically enforceable.
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NewsJudiciary has not lost sight of its proper role, insists former SC justice
Lord Carnwath says there is no need for legislative intervention on judicial review and ‘still less for codification’.
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NewsHale: Covid regulations should not have been introduced during parliamentary recess
Former Supreme Court justices asked about government's use of emergency powers in Lords evidence session.
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NewsExtended operating hours 'misunderstood', says lord chief justice
Government currently consulting on widening Covid-19 operating hours to more courts.
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NewsTrial listed in 2023? Not true, Buckland tells MPs
Cases being listed for 2022 but lord chancellor says he is optimistic about bringing down Crown court backlog.
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NewsHale and Sumption to be grilled on Covid emergency powers
Former Supreme Court justices have criticised government's handling of the pandemic.
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NewsDisclosure deterioration: inspectors issue stark warning to CPS and police
Crown Prosecution Service watchdog says criminal justice system cannot afford more delays and inefficiency.
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NewsNew MPs may need lesson in constitutional boundaries, says lord chief
Clash over parliamentarians' letter to judges shows the 'need to respect independence of the judiciary'.
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News'Apologies Bill' aims to take the heat out of disputes
Conservative backbencher wants the law changed so apologies are not regarded as admissions of liability.
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NewsHome after 8pm: Covid-19 court hours affecting work-life balance
HM Courts & Tribunals Service holding 10-day consultation on extending controversial model.
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NewsWeb giants get their own regulator
Digital Markets Unit will enforce a new code to cover behaviour, government says.
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NewsBuckland assures City of post-Brexit opportunities
UK now has a number of international trade deals, says lord chancellor.
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NewsSpending review: Sunak pledges millions to tackle courts backlog
Chancellor answers call to profession’s concerns about workloads in courts and tribunals.
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NewsKeep Welsh JRs in Wales, Faulks review told
Challenges to the decisions of public bodies in Wales should be held in Wales, counsel general says.
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NewsBar Council demands regional court investment ahead of spending review
Law and order in the Midlands and the North is ‘particularly weak’, says representative body.
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NewsGlobal bar body condemns ‘lefty lawyers’ comments
International Bar Association accuses UK government of attempting to ostracise legal professionals.
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NewsBritish Red Cross reveals ‘human cost’ of LASPO on refugee family reunions
Report calls for legal aid to be reinstated to acknowledge complexity of applications and value of early legal advice.
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NewsNews focus: Bankers leap to defence of JR
The Faulks review has prompted hundreds of responses, amid anger that not all will be published. Councils and bankers are among advocates of a mechanism that will not be surrendered lightly
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NewsSecond part of legal aid review will begin this year, Buckland pledges
Lord chancellor says he wants to get chair of the criminal legal aid review ‘absolutely right’.
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NewsJR has improved consumer rights, Which? tells Faulks review
Any changes to judicial review should relate to extending the window to issue proceedings.