All Government & politics articles – Page 163
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NewsRota 'mistake' could cost firm £40,000
Wigan firm told it has not been allocated any slots on forthcoming crime duty rota.
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NewsSociety challenges government’s ‘concern’ for road accident victims
Chancery Lane urges government to retain judicial discretion in punishing dangerous drivers.
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OpinionBrexit negotiations and immigration
Immigration is central to the government's 12-point plan, which relies on generalities and could weaken Theresa May's negotiating position.
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NewsBrexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
White paper proposes arbitration panel along lines of the one designed for EU-Canada trade deal.
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NewsMinister lukewarm about cold-call ban for PI claims
Issue of unsolicited calls once again up for debate as lawyers prepare to take on insurers in parliament.
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NewsGovernment snubs calls for hefty cut in tribunal fees
Ministry of Justice says employment tribunal fees ‘generally successful’ in pushing claimants into arbitration – but it will raise threshold for exemptions.
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NewsClin neg fixed costs plans unveiled as Hunt targets ‘unscrupulous’ firms
Campaigners claim proposals to restrict costs would ‘seriously harm access to justice and patient safety’.
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NewsHeald summoned to explain Brexit effect on civil justice
Minister will appear before committee to outline how future cooperation with EU member states will work.
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OpinionDiscount rate saga drags on
The lord chancellor’s procrastination does not bode well. Insurers are stalling a long-overdue change.
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NewsDigital warning over tribunal reforms
Law Society urges government to learn from previous attempts to improve employment tribunal.
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NewsTruss delays personal injury discount rate decision despite ABI defeat
Government says review of the 2.5% discount rate is taking longer than expected.
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NewsGoldilocks and the solicitor-general
Solicitor-general was in Yorkshire teaching school children about the law and their basic civil and criminal rights.
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FeatureBrexit judgment: oil and water don’t mix
Politics and the law were kept well apart in the Supreme Court’s adroit and erudite judgment in Miller.
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NewsBrexit article 50 ruling: cartoonists react
The papers, unsurprisingly, covered yesterday’s Supreme Court article 50 ruling in cartoon form.
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NewsMoJ not minded to regulate third-party litigation funding
Justice minister says market is still in its early stages of development.
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NewsTribunal fees blocking high-heels discrimination claims, MPs say
MPs call for affordable mechanism for bringing test cases before employment tribunals.
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NewsBrexit: don’t expect a deal, says Conservative veteran
Peter Lilley MP tells event hosted by City firm Hogan Lovells that EU may want to hurt the UK.
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NewsMoJ: employment tribunal fees review ‘imminent’
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald highlights difference of opinion among MPs on whether fees should be abolished.
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News‘Unjustified threats’ protection comes a step closer
Law will protect lawyers who act on behalf of clients in IP infringement cases.
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OpinionJudicial independence: media circus moves on
Pro-Brexit tabloids renew their assault on legal ‘elite’ – but this time it feels tokenistic.