All Government & politics articles – Page 126
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News'Whoever has the privilege': Gauke on the brink of departure
Lord chancellor prepares to bid farewell as he sends a message to his successor in a speech on reoffending.
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NewsMoJ proposes guidance to understand Victims' Code obligations
Frontline staff unsure who needs to do what each stage of the criminal justice process.
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NewsLottery lifeline: £494k for dwindling law centres
Government figures show there were 94 law centres in 2013/14. There are 47 now.
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NewsMoJ urged to do more on criminal records reform
David Gauke pledges to break employment barrier but report highlights 'double discrimination' faced by BAME people.
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OpinionFarewell Gauke, friend of the judiciary – for now
Lord chancellor hopes that by resigning from the government, rather than signing up to a no-deal Brexit, he will be well placed to return.
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NewsLawyers say HMCTS chief wrong about 15-minute video slots
Susan Acland-Hood told MPs there is no standard operating procedure - but solicitors say they don't have enough time to take proper instructions.
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NewsMoJ set to decide on second wave of personal injury reform
Proposals divided industry when they went to consultation back in 2017.
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NewsWe have to be careful with legal aid, PM warns
Theresa May says a quarter of the Ministry of Justice budget is spent on legal aid.
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News‘The public like it’ - Judges back digital justice progress
Senior judiciary also seek to address misplaced concerns at appearance before MPs.
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NewsLabour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice
New route for redress proposed after party told that solicitors are warning leaseholders not to use tribunals.
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NewsHale risks political storm by questioning legislation before parliament
Baroness Deech's Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill has passed through the Lords and is now before the elected chamber.
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NewsGet ready for another lord chancellor
David Gauke says he’ll jump before he’s pushed if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency seeks to reduce dependency on troubled billing system
A service called 'Apply for Legal Aid' will be introduced next year.
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NewsConveyancers escape censure over leasehold concerns
Government says code of conduct is clear that clients' interests must be protected.
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NewsGauke woos judges with Mansion House attack on ‘populists’
Lord chancellor warns of growing distrust of judiciary and other institutions.
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NewsJohnson prosecutor revealed vexatious political motives, judges rule
High Court publishes reasons for overturning magistrate's decision to commit Boris Johnson MP for trial.
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NewsSerco subsidiary to pay £19.2m for lying to MoJ about tagging profits
SFO says contractor ‘engaged in a converted effort to lie to the Ministry of Justice in order to profit unlawfully at the expense of UK taxpayers’.
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NewsHenry VIII powers not appropriate: disagreement over divorce bill
Law Society and family law group Resolution differ over making changes to legislation.
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NewsGovernment pledges to cut wedding red tape - as wait for divorce gets longer
Couples are waiting up to four months longer than they would have had to in 2015 to get a decree nisi.
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NewsLabour urged to 'step up and defend legal aid legacy'
Party supporters want to see a fully funded system in the next manifesto.