All Government & politics articles – Page 157
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NewsPolice bail changes could see solicitors 'doing more for less'
Criminal defence practitioners told billing will be a nightmare as government imposes 28-day pre-charge limit.
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NewsFather loses term time holiday battle at Supreme Court
Isle of Wight Council v Platt hinged on section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996.
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NewsPolitical knives out for lord chancellor
Press reports say ministers are urging the prime minister to strip Liz Truss of lord chancellor role.
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NewsTribunal fees 'barrier to justice', rights committee says
Ministry of Justice accused of complacency over access to justice in damning report.
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NewsForeign property owners will have year to declare details
Government sets out plans for Companies House register of overseas beneficial owners of properties in the UK.
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NewsLord chancellor 'overstepping powers' with probate fee rise
Parliamentary committee on statutory instruments says charges ‘have the hallmarks of taxes rather than fees’.
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NewsSigning off
Prime minister Theresa May signs a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk announcing, in accordance with article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU. The government also published its proposals for a Great Repeal Bill, which would repeal the European Communities ...
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NewsClifford Chance: businesses will face pressure to remedy human rights abuses
Large companies will come under increased pressure during 2017 to provide effective ‘remedies’ to victims of business-related human rights abuses.
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NewsMoJ refuses to publish research on unrepresented defendants
Solicitors say decision to keep research for internal use only is 'extraordinary'.
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NewsLaw Society urges probe into crime contract IT failures
Chancery Lane says firms fear they will lose out over inability to comply with Legal Aid Agency’s deadlines.
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NewsTruss reviews discount rate method but commits to '100% compensation'
New rate set last month led to hail of criticism from insurers and warning from the Treasury.
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NewsNeuberger speaks out on constitutional divide between judges and politicians
Supreme Court president says judges 'felt attacked personally' by Brexit case headlines.
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Scale of legal challenge emerges as article 50 triggered
New research finds nearly 53,000 measures introduced as a result of EU legislation since 1990.
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NewsTesco agrees £129m payment under proposed DPA
Supermarket expected to avoid prosecution following investigation into allegations of false accounting.
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OpinionSecrets and lies
Open justice was a casualty of 9/11. Now the British government has enlisted the judiciary in a shocking cover-up.
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NewsJustice ministers past return to the spotlight
Prisons and Courts Bill reunites some familiar spectres.
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NewsLCJ: recorder ‘comfort’ threatens recruitment
House of Lords constitution committee told that over a third of recorders are aged over 60.
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OpinionRail strikes and fat cats
Supporters of limits to rights to strike were in a minority at legal debate.
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NewsWelsh law officer vows to defend ‘integrity’ of devolved justice after press attacks
‘Further reform’ of the justice systen in Wales will be needed, says Mick Antoniw.
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NewsNHS Litigation Authority rebranded to focus on ‘early case settlement’
Claimant lawyers say they are ‘not holding our breath for seismic change’.