All Government & politics articles – Page 142
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NewsHigh Court reserves judgment over legal aid fee fight
The Law Society is challenging the government's decision to cut Crown court fees for solicitors under Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme reforms.
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NewsHigh Court showdown over legal aid fees begins
Counsel for the Law Society says Crown court reforms amount to as much as a 37% fee cut for some cases.
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OpinionThe Brexit white paper and the role of the CJEU
Examining the impact of the white paper on the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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NewsDyson backs parliamentary group's plea for new financial services court
Small businesses have limited rights of redress in disputes with their lenders and only the establishment of a formal tribunal can resolve this, says cross-party report on fair business banking.
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News'More law firm donations' needed to save pioneering drug court scheme
Manchester boutique praised for committing £37,000 over three years to save FDAC National Unit.
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NewsSexual misconduct 'rife' in large City firms, former junior lawyer tells MPs
House of Commons women and equalities committee publishes evidence submitted for its workplace harassment inquiry.
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NewsCox appointed AG as Wright is reshuffled
Backbencher appointed to post as ministers move between departments.
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NewsPay defence practitioners earlier to improve disclosure - attorney general
Jeremy Wright MP QC tells Commons justice select committee that the process should be frontloaded as part of a culture change.
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OpinionChequers summit and lawyers
The long-term outlook in the EU for legal services post-Brexit is grim indeed.
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NewsTaxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case
Hefty potential bill is revealed in the Ministry of Justice's annual report and accounts for 2017/18, published yesterday.
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NewsCivil Liability Bill delayed for weeks
Legislation intended to reform the PI small claims sector looks set to be put off until after the summer.
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NewsLAA cancels legal aid housing duty procurement
Next steps for the housing possession court duty scheme contracts will be published 'as soon as possible'.
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News'Justice is not a transaction' - parliament hears Tory spending pleas
Conservative MPs lead calls for ministers to receive extra resources to deal with justice issues.
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NewsProfessional services sector draws up Brexit wish-list
Letter to prime minister stresses importance of mutual recognition of qualifications and judgments.
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NewsLAA relaxes 'ghost' solicitor rule
Law Society welcomes changes to 14-hour requirement that penalised defence practitioners with caring responsibilities.
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OpinionPublic trust in the post-Snowden secret state
Whenever something goes terribly wrong, the first thing ministers do is to call in a judge.
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NewsCouples face up to year-long wait for 'streamlined' divorces
Family solicitor highlights delays underlying the Ministry of Justice's latest statistics.
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NewsLAA grants record number of exceptional funding bids
745 applications received between January and March this year.
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NewsMoJ praised for 'listening to experts' over female offending
Lord chancellor David Gauke says sending women to prison can do more harm than good as he publishes long-awaited strategy.
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NewsWe're becoming simpler and smarter, declares LAA chief executive
Shaun McNally says the Legal Aid Agency has delivered on its commitment to provide more efficient services.