All Government & politics articles – Page 120
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NewsMoJ to consult on legal aid means test next summer
Department conducting 'complex' review as Labour MP Jess Phillips calls for blanket availability in domestic abuse cases.
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NewsNews focus: Access to justice empty-chaired at Conservative conference
Senior Tories talked tough on crime at the party conference while emphasising their respect for the judiciary after the prorogation judgment. But all anyone really wanted to discuss was Brexit
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NewsAttorney general: US-style Supreme Court not in UK’s interests
Geoffrey Cox rules out any likelihood of politicians being actively involved with appointments to the court.
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NewsLaw Council of Wales mooted by government taskforce
A taskforce commissioned by the Welsh government to review the country’s justice system has today proposed the establishment of a Law Council of Wales to promote legal education and awareness of Welsh law. The proposal comes from the Commission on Justice in Wales, which was appointed in 2017 and is ...
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NewsMental health trusts spent £4m on representation at inquests
Foundation says Legal Aid Agency paid £117,968 to bereaved families of relatives in contact with mental health services.
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OpinionJustice matters off the radar at Tory conference
Ministers couldn't even make it to hear debate on access to justice - no wonder the members are indifferent.
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NewsTories to ditch plans to scrap shorter prison sentences
'Punishment and rehabilitation are not opposites,' justice secretary will tell party conference.
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News‘Judges aren’t shrinking violets’ - SG relaxed about criticism
Michael Ellis QC also suggests the UK legal sector will benefit from leaving the European Union.
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News'Novel and peculiar': Johnson's verdict on prorogation ruling
Prime minister moots US-style vetting process for justices.
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NewsFurious BAILII demands meeting with MoJ over reusing judgments
Charity behind go-to source of case law says it was not consulted about request to reuse judgments published on its website.
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NewsIBA 2019: Lawyers must stand against populism
Democracy is on the retreat for one-third of the world's population, global bar hears.
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NewsMost care cases continue to miss 26-week deadline
Average time remains at 33 weeks for a second consecutive quarter.
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NewsSupreme Court appointments may need MPs' approval - attorney general
Government's top law officer says parliamentary scrutiny may be required post-Brexit.
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NewsProrogation ruling sparks new 'war on the judiciary'
Lord chancellor Robert Buckland is forced yet again to defend judicial independence amid renewed onslaught.
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NewsLabour conference: quotas needed to improve judicial diversity
David Lammy and Shami Chakrabarti argue for quotas and time-limited affirmative action.
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NewsSupreme Court rules prorogation unlawful - as it happened
Supreme Court unanimously rules that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful.
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NewsProroguing of parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court rules in landmark judgment
The 11 judges unanimously ruled that parliament has not been prorogued.
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NewsLabour pledges 'root-and-branch' review of Legal Aid Agency
The review will be chaired by Steve Hynes, former director of Legal Action Group.
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NewsFormer legal aid chief lands another demanding role: sorting Brexit
Shaun McNally has his work cut out thanks to Boris Johnson's 'Do or Die' Brexit strategy.
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NewsGame changer: VAR and divorce reform
Mediation charity makes a bold comparison to highlight frustration over the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill.