All Government & politics articles – Page 17
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NewsBucking the trend: Yorkshire firm enters legal aid sector
Owner says firm can address advice desert without risking long-term financial health.
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NewsCourt battle resumes over anti-protest laws
Court of Appeal hearing adjourned in July to allow both parties to enter talks and seek a resolution.
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NewsPrisons crisis: know what to do if client unlawfully detained, solicitors told
Solicitor predicts new early release scheme to address prison overcrowding may lead to stress and confusion.
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NewsDevolution of justice to Wales years away amid Labour scepticism
New research project kicks reform into long grass after incoming secretary of state voices doubts about ‘fiddling around with structures’.
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NewsLawyers welcome infected blood scandal compensation progress
Further payments due to start by the end of the year, confirms the government.
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NewsPeers to probe court interpreting services
Cross-party committee seeks views on the current service and the potential of new technology.
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NewsHundreds of GLD lawyers now based outside London
Becoming a national organisation is one of the Government Legal Department's key strategic ambitions.
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NewsCriminal defence solicitors urged to unionise
Practitioner group believes 'mood music' from new government suggests no extra cash will be forthcoming.
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OpinionAI action plans need to weather the coming winter
Legislators are treating the technology as an unstoppable force. It isn't.
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NewsIn depth: Immigration firms given clean bill of health
The tabloids wasted no time in laying in to immigration lawyers when a Daily Mail sting uncovered malpractice last year. But an SRA investigation found firms have robust procedures for vetting clients.
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NewsConsultancy curb is bang on the money
Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls for an immediate halt to ‘non-essential’ expenditure on external consultants. Could there be something in it for access to justice?
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NewsCriminal defence lawyers rule out 24-hour courts for riot prosecutions
Practitioner groups voice opposition to extended court hours to deal with looming flood of cases.
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NewsSociety sounds alarm as solicitors named as potential targets for violent protest
Chancery Lane urges government to protect lawyers as law firm names are circulated by far-right agitators.
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OpinionUK riots: underpaid, overstretched lawyers to the rescue
The government's criminal justice response will be heavily dependent on lawyers' goodwill and sense of duty.
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NewsLAA 'wasted £400k' due to immigration legal aid cuts
Briefing paper highlights missing data needed to assess whether legal aid reforms have delivered better value for money.
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NewsIn depth: NHS claims costs continue to rise - what next?
The financial burden on the NHS remains heavy but what will the new government do to tackle clinical negligence costs?
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OpinionPeaceful climate protest: a headache for Labour
Were the Just Stop Oil activists who were recently sentenced to four and five years in prison justly or unjustly convicted and sentenced?
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NewsMinister says SLAPPs action 'urgent' – but refuses to commit
Last government’s bill to tackle so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation was not revived in Labour's first legislative programme.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 19 July 2024
Lugano uncertainty, resolving retainers and a positive probate experience: your letters to the editor.