All Government & politics articles – Page 168
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NewsAgency rethink on legal aid contracts ‘embarrassment’ clause
LAA concedes it must not rely on clause in contracts to ‘stifle criticism’ of government.
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NewsClin neg fixed costs limit set to be £25k
Department of Health appears to have climbed down from proposal to fix costs for claims up to £250,000.
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NewsHunt: time to end ‘litigation culture’ in maternity cases
Health secretary proposes voluntary redress scheme to cut out lawyers and also wants a ‘safe space’ for NHS staff to report details of incidents.
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FeatureUndermining disabled children’s rights
The complex task of advising children and families could soon become virtually impossible.
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OpinionTheresa May and 'activist' lawyers
The UK is now a country that works for everyone – except me. And if you are a lawyer, it might not work for you either.
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OpinionLiz Truss – window of opportunity
After nearly three months in post, the lord chancellor remains difficult to read.
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OpinionJunior doctors and the meaning of words
The junior doctors case shows what happens when loose language is used for political ends.
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NewsNews focus: ECHR comes under Tory fire
Plans to protect service personnel from ‘vexatious’ claims enthused the party conference. But the lord chancellor had little to add to grand rhetoric on prison reform.
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OpinionTransforming justice – beyond the bombast
One hopes the MoJ can implement its proposals for transforming justice more adroitly than it has articulated them.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency looking for extra £11m in cuts
Chief executive calls for ‘adult to adult’ relationship with solicitors.
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NewsNew bill of costs to be compulsory from October 2017
The new bill has been the subject of a voluntary pilot in the Senior Courts Costs Office since October last year.
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OpinionHere’s how I’d tackle the whiplash culture
If the government must do something, it’s looking in the wrong place.
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NewsCourts have become a ‘casino’, Conservative conference hears
MP and former deputy London mayor says defendants do not plead guilty because they know witnesses may not turn up.
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NewsECHR withdrawal ‘will do little to protect troops’, Grieve warns
Dominic Grieve says temporary derogation from European Convention on Human Rights is not a revolutionary step.
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NewsLiz Truss: ‘we can do better’ on legal diversity
It ‘cannot be right’ that only one out of 12 Supreme Court justices is a woman, lord chancellor tells party conference.
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NewsJustice secretary Liz Truss: prison reform ‘urgent’
Lord chancellor calls for new ideas to reduce reoffending and violence against prison staff.
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NewsMay pledges to end ‘industry of vexatious claims’ against forces
Defence secretary Michael Fallon says growing defence budget will be spent on equipment rather than lawyers’ fees.
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NewsOpen thread: May on ECHR withdrawal
The prime minister is today expected to announce plans to withdraw temporarily from parts of the European Convention on Human Rights. Let us know your thoughts.
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NewsBill of rights will eliminate ‘trivial’ claims – Faulks
Former justice minister says whole school of lawyers has been brought up in a rights culture.