All Government & politics articles – Page 18
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NewsFee boost for court-appointed lawyers in domestic abuse cases
Law Society welcomes fee increase but warns it is not enough to keep domestic abuse advocacy scheme sustainable.
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OpinionLawyers’ needs in election campaigns
Our demands of politicians should be focused on the rule of law, access to justice and the independence of the legal profession.
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News'Secret justice' review: MoJ's long-delayed response 'profoundly disappointing'
Ouseley report into closed material procedure was submitted to the Ministry of Justice in 2021. The department responded this week.
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NewsFamily court analysis lifts lid on life for litigants in person
Law Society and Support Through Court make case for why people navigating family justice system alone need legal representation.
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OpinionPolitics and public health
Findings of a discrete but complementary public health investigation seem to have passed the mainstream media by.
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NewsProbate delays: MPs tell HMCTS to 'release the data'
House of Commons justice select committee highlights quick and easy solution before disbanding due to general election.
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NewsMoJ 'troublingly slow' to future-proof legal aid sector
Report identifies several shortcomings in Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency's approach to ensuring people can access justice and sector remains sustainable.
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NewsElection ‘wash-up’ latest: Leasehold reform bill set to pass
Legislation to reform leasehold system likely to go through - but select committees abort inquiries into probate, the county court, and home buying and selling.
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NewsCrown court backlog target 'no longer achievable', says public spending watchdog
National Audit Office says MoJ needs to work closely with other parts of criminal justice system to understand bigger picture.
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NewsGeneral election ‘wash-up’: legislation mired in uncertainty
Other important business affecting lawyers also up in the air - as the Law Society concedes legal aid reform set to be 'kicked into the long grass'.
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NewsHigh Court hears landmark legal aid challenge over school exclusion appeals
Claimant's lawyers say case is about access to justice in an 'important and sensitive area'.
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NewsInfected blood scandal: inquiry chair demands statutory duty of candour
Sir Brian Langstaff outlines key recommendations and calls for government to make a meaningful apology.
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News'Catalogue of failures' caused infected blood scandal - inquiry
Solicitor for 1,500 victims and their families says inquiry has delivered 'no-holds-barred, hard-hitting report'.
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NewsOperation Early Dawn 'effectively holding defendants incommunicado'
Emergency measure triggered by lord chancellor to ease prison capacity pressures left law firm in the dark over client.
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NewsLimitation period set to remain in child sexual abuse claims
MoJ rejects inquiry's recommendation that three-year restriction be abolished - but wants to reverse burden of proof.
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News'Operation Early Dawn': lawyers fear emergency measure could cause court chaos
Some defendants will remain in police cells instead of being taken to court.
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NewsCalls grow in parliament to extend SRA’s unlimited fining powers
House of Lords committee also suggests allowing the regulator to probe the actions of private investigators.