All Government & politics articles – Page 136
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NewsMinister tight-lipped on Brexit positives for legal services
Lucy Frazer QC put on the spot over government’s preparations for future relationship with EU.
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NewsPro bono week: Buckland says levy 'not the right way forward'
Solicitor-general says free legal advice comes naturally to lawyers.
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NewsCivil Liability Bill: Labour makes final pitch for £1,500 small claims limit
Amendments tabled ahead of crucial Commons vote next Tuesday.
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NewsHome Office asks lawyers to help simplify immigration letters
Government acknowledges that the current system is complex and can be difficult to navigate.
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NewsMPs call for review of 'patchwork' laws on dangerous dogs
Government urgend to commission independent review of current laws by January.
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NewsSolicitors 'aiding and abetting concealment of potential criminal activity'
MPs say that individuals with a grievance against banks have been blocked from reporting concerns by oppressive legal agreements.
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NewsRevealed: HMCTS had already spent £18m on axed debt scheme
Ministry of Justice confirmed the Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme was scrapped in September.
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NewsSeparate Welsh justice system 'inevitable' says counsel general
Legislation (Wales) Bill will set Wales on a journey to develop clear, accessible codes of law, conference told.
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NewsMoJ braced for backlash over proposed 32% judges' pay hike
Senior Salaries Review Body set to report on how judges can be wooed from private practice.
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NewsImmigration appeals timetable 'riding roughshod' over rights
Law Society says 25 days is not sufficient time for solicitors to prepare an effective case for detainees.
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NewsCivil contracts fiasco not all our fault, says LAA chief
Shaun McNally tells practitioners that there are lessons to be learned about what went wrong.
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NewsLegal levy sleeps with the fishes
Scale of opposition to Michael Gove’s idea of levy on firms to plug legal aid funding gaps apparent at conference.
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NewsNews focus: Tories give little away on justice
Ministers offered lawyers few crumbs of comfort at the Conservative Party conference, reiterating the government’s £1.6bn legal aid pledge.
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NewsMoJ denies Grayling pulled plug on legal aid cases
Leaked documents suggest former lord chancellor had a role in denying help to challenges, news website says.
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NewsLord chancellor seeks £22m from Blavo & Co director
A 10-day hearing opens in the Royal Courts of Justice over the legal aid firm, which was shut down in 2015.
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NewsConservative conference: Whitehall mistakes burden the justice system
Justice minister says departments have an obligation to get their decisions right.
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NewsConservative conference: We've not gone soft on criminals, says Gauke
Justice secretary addresses delegates - but there is no mention of any access to justice issues.
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NewsLegal bloggers allowed to cover private family proceedings
Ministry of Justice begins nine-month pilot giving certain lawyers reporting rights.