All Government & politics articles – Page 176
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NewsLords question creating new criminal offences ‘by regulation’
Constitution committee says Children and Social Work Bill continues a worrying trend.
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OpinionLand Registry: a sell-off too far?
Privatisation of Land Registry threatens to undermine a vital piece of our national infrastructure.
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OpinionExtremism: criminalising sceptics
Government measures to outlaw non-violent extremism are both unworkable and undesirable.
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NewsConveyancers urge ministers not to repeat HIPs fiasco
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills will publish a ‘call for evidence’ later this year, it was confirmed last week at a Westminster Hall debate.
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NewsSnap consultation on criminal legal aid contracts
Legal Aid Agency offers to extend current contingency contracts while it consults with representative bodies.
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NewsBrexit risks ‘disruption and confusion’ in family law – Bar Council
A report from the Bar Council says that EU measures have had a ‘beneficial’ impact on family law.
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NewsProven fraud costing motorists £4 a year, say claimants
Campaigners say insurers distort figures by including suspected fraud in overall data.
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NewsOpen thread: how would you reform the homebuying system?
With the government set to review the process, how would you shake up the system?
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NewsLeave anti-money laundering guidance to us – Law Society
Chancery Lane also warns that changing the consent regime could ‘criminalise vast swathes of ordinary business activity’.
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NewsMinisters to consult this year on modernising conveyancing
Justice minister Dominic Raab reluctant to prescribe a single, mandatory remedy to simplify the homebuying process.
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Opinion
EU takes liberty with our rights
Lawyers should vote to leave the EU – an institution based on jurisdictional principles at odds with the liberties of English people.
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News‘Deadline slips’ for clinical negligence fixed fees
Personal injury lawyers welcome apparent acknowledgement that 1 October start date is not achievable.
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NewsLand Registry: sell-off could imperil property data, says Law Society
Chancery Lane adds its voice to chorus of disapproval as privatisation consultation ends.
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NewsMoJ awards courtroom interpreting contracts
Leeds-based Thebigword has secured two out of four lots of the contract, which comes into force on 31 October.
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NewsCautious welcome for insolvency regime change
Government proposes three-month moratorium on legal action against struggling businesses.
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NewsCriminal justice system ‘under stress’, MPs warn
Public accounts committee reports that the number of CPS lawyers has fallen by 27% since 2010.
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OpinionChanging IP law: nearly there
Reforms promised in the new unjustified threats bill are evidence that patient committee work can pay off.
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NewsBar dominates Gove’s new advisory council
Law Society 'very disappointed' by composition of new thinktank chaired by Gary Bell QC, which it says is 'unrepresentative' and lacking 'day-to-day experience of routine criminal practice'.
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NewsJustice ministry says solicitors must act on insurance fraud
Ministers accept findings of taskforce report highlighting low-level PI claims.
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OpinionLand Registry: Why, Minister?
Think the government is clueless about privatising Land Registry? A classic sitcom was there first.