All Government & politics articles – Page 193
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NewsProtection for legal privilege promised in new snoopers’ charter
Revised investigatory powers bill to include ‘statutory protections for lawyers’, home secretary says.
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NewsLord Bach: Labour helped erode consensus on legal aid
Former justice minister says Labour’s review of reforms will try to restore consensus on need for legal aid.
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NewsConveyancers face possibility of more stamp duty reform
Higher rate of stamp duty on the purchase of additional residential properties comes into force on 1 April.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency spends £93m on cases not heard in court
National Audit Office says criminal justice system is not delivering value for money.
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News‘Distinct arrangements’ needed for Welsh law – minister
No case 'at present' for dividing single jurisdiction, government announces.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency names new chief executive
Shaun McNally CBE, currently director of casework, will be responsible for the LAA’s 'day-to-day running’.
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NewsEx-mandarin bears scars of losing battles
Suspicions confirmed that ministers sometimes live in a different world.
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NewsGove position ‘in doubt’ as he dissents on Brexit
Gove is the most senior cabinet minister to announce his intention of voting to leave the EU.
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Opinion
A matter of public interest
The AG is a lawyer and therefore independent, in theory, but he is also a member of Cabinet and open to accusations of ostensible bias.
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NewsLocalising prosecution service ‘dangerous’, former DPP warns
Lord Macdonald says devolving powers will lead to criminal justice inconsistencies around the country.
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NewsCPS inspectors call for ‘culture change’
Efforts to reduce delays hampered by failure to engage effectively with defence.
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OpinionDispute resolution and Brexit
An online platform has finally been launched but what do lawyers need to know should Brexit become reality?
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NewsCourt staff suspended over warrant errors
Michael Gove tells MPs that dozens of community penalty breach warrants were processed incorrectly.
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NewsMoJ probes new ways of raising cash from offenders
Review of financial impositions follows abolition of criminal courts charge in December.
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NewsProbate fees soar to £20k to fund courts
MoJ accused of 'stealing money from grannies' properties' with 129-fold rise in maximum fee.
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NewsCPS appoints solicitor as chief executive
Nick Folland previously helped to reform The Co-operative Group.
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NewsNew OPG guidance on client accounts
Management of deputyship funds should be done with the client’s best interests in mind, the Office of the Public Guardian stresses.
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NewsMoJ to assess impact of small claims hike
Frank Field MP asked the lord chancellor about the impact the plan could have on access to justice.
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NewsEU deal ‘will not be legally binding’
Brexit campaign group says ECJ will only accept ratified treaty change over Britain’s renegotiation.
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News‘Yet another man’ – lawyers rap FTSE gender initiative
Sir Philip Hampton is to lead independent review on increasing female representation at executive level of FTSE 350 companies.