All Government & politics articles – Page 189
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OpinionLiz Truss: reserve judgement
We should wait and see what the new lord chancellor does before opining on whether she is up to the job.
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NewsBriggs: online court needs ‘minimal assistance’ from lawyers
Report published today would see online court become mandatory.
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NewsDoctors threatened with sanctions over slow MedCo reports
New deadline set to stop medical experts taking too long to submit diagnoses.
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NewsHate crime guidance for prosecutors to deal with social media
Home secretary Amber Rudd cites anxiety about a 'climate of increased hostility towards people identified as foreigners’.
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NewsPI claims sector shrinks as income drops by a third
Regulator’s annual report shows number of claims management companies halving in five years.
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NewsGreen ‘disingenuous’ to rely on lawyers in BHS sale – MPs
Committee says City firm Olswang carried out due diligence but refusal to disclose information criticised.
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NewsJustice advisory council’s future up in the air after reshuffle
Former lord chancellor Michael Gove established council after scrapping the controversial two-tier criminal legal aid contracting regime.
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NewsTell ‘em who’s boss
Hopefully Natalie Ceeney’s LinkedIn update is circulating widely in the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsCourts need ‘root-and-branch’ change
‘Our system is crumbling under the weight of outdated and inefficient paper-based processes,’ says Lord Justice Fulford.
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FeatureCourt closures: shutting up shop
Few solicitors and judges bearing the brunt of court closures reckon technology is any kind of panacea.
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OpinionUndermining the UK legal system?
Germany, France and others will use Brexit to undermine the elite status of our legal system.
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NewsOmbudsman expenses crisis a wake-up call, says MoJ chief
Permanent secretary says Office for Legal Complaints had not been treated as high risk.
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NewsGovernment figures reveal whiplash claims in freefall
Parliament out for the summer with no word on personal injury reforms outlined by George Osborne.
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NewsVideo: Liz Truss becomes the new lord chancellor
Former environment secretary was sworn in at a ceremony in the High Court on Thursday.
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NewsSolicitors who ‘embarrass’ Legal Aid Agency face sanctions
Clause appears in 90-page document outlining standard terms for new criminal legal aid contract.
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NewsTruss places courts reform ‘high on my agenda’
Lord chancellor’s first sign of her priorities at her swearing-in ceremony.
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NewsScottish peer handed civil justice brief in Ministry of Justice
Barrister to handle relations with profession and Sir Oliver Heald receives legal aid brief in new ministerial portfolios.
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OpinionTurkey and the rule of law
In the wake of Turkey’s failed coup, the purge of its judiciary is a deeply troubling development.
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NewsCity calls for new investment to speed litigation
Maintaining UK's 10% of global market for legal services should be a priority for government, says TheCityUK.