All Government & politics articles – Page 15
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NewsLAA cyber attack: firms risk doing unpaid work
Solicitors fear legal aid might not be granted when they try to get applications backdated as coalition of law societies demands LAA provide better support.
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NewsGauke unveils sentencing reforms to end prison population crisis
Short custodial sentences would be handed down only in exceptional circumstances and well-behaved prisoners released early.
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NewsLAA demands £35,000 for case that ended 13 years ago
Legal advice charity says no records have been presented to show that it owes full amount.
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NewsFamily justice delays double legal aid spend
Spending watchdog criticises lack of government data to understand why cases are taking so long.
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NewsLawyers face payment delays following LAA cyber attack
Practitioners having to email and phone about applications while Ministry of Justice works on back-up service to replace digital portal.
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News'Significant' amount of personal data accessed in LAA cyber attack
Dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history and financial data may be in the hands of hackers.
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NewsIn depth: ECHR withdrawal 'no longer just the headbanger's view'
Thinktank Policy Exchange is seeking to propel withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights into mainstream political debate.
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NewsCautious welcome for Law Commission's wills reform blueprint
Specialists say proposed reforms will clarify the law - but could also lead to court battles.
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NewsTruth stranger than Whitehall fiction
Is government policy being modelled on classic Whitehall sitcom Yes Minister?
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OpinionStarmer's bizarre misrepresentation of UK immigration will damage growth and industries
Debate around immigration should not be based on oversimplified, sweeping comments seeking to reduce a technical and complicated legal landscape to soundbites.
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NewsIn depth: Law firm and US bar strike blows against Trump - is the tide turning?
Four leading US law firms chose to fight Trump’s executive orders. The first full judgment has come down in the sector’s favour – leaving those firms which capitulated to the president in a bind.
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NewsAllow electronic wills, Law Commission tells government
Draft bill would also abolish the rule that marriage revokes a will.
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NewsJudicial salary review to explore 'flexible pay'
Lord chancellor wants Senior Salaries Review Body to come up with recommendations that will make the bench more attractive.
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NewsGoing down the hub: MoJ to shut London HQ
102 Petty France, home to Ministry of Justice, Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department and Law Commission, is to close.
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News'Exceptional circumstances' in immigration clampdown
Legislation ' to make clear it is the government and parliament that decides who should have the right to remain in the UK'.
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OpinionLegal services and technology can kickstart economic growth
Legal services attract over £37 billion into the economy every year and we want to support them to grow further.
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NewsMemory lane
LAA's denial over an online billing system and lawyers' election triumph: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsLAA portal back online following data breach
System was switched off to practitioners while steps taken to bolster security and protect information.
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NewsUS tech giants called in to help solve criminal justice crisis
Ministers assemble Microsoft, Amazon, Google and other tech companies to explore how they can help tackle prison and probation challenges.