All Government & politics articles – Page 198
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NewsLand Registry privatisation back on – reports
A £1bn-plus sale of Land Registry was shelved last year but chancellor George Osborne is understood to have revived the plan.
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OpinionTime for a legal aid truce
The government has bought itself time to come up with a new strategy.
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Opinion
Losing the ‘golden thread’ of justice
The presumption of innocence is surely in intensive care.
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NewsSociety calls for independent review of duty contract procurement
Chancery Lane wants ‘thorough appraisal’ of criminal tender process.
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NewsMoJ to publish impact of reforms on civil legal aid
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton says three research projects have been carried out.
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FeatureLegal aid contracts: start again
After botching the criminal tender process, the Legal Aid Agency must work with the profession to facilitate market consolidation.
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OpinionBeware of the lobbying tsar
Law firms which fail to register as lobbyists could face criminal sanctions.
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News‘Lobbying tsar’ fires warning to legal firms on new register
So far only one traditional law firm – magic circle outfit Clifford Chance – has joined the register of consultant lobbyists since it opened in March.
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NewsAbandoned MoJ outsourcing project cost £8.7m
Department opted to abandon policy of finding single contractor for court fine collection.
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NewsLabour to set up legal aid commission
Opposition party to review government reforms and publish report in time for next year’s conference.
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NewsWeb snooping plans lack protection for lawyers
Law Society calls for government to recognise legal privilege as a fundamental right.
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NewsCPS breached Data Protection Act for 12 years, ICO reveals
Crown Prosecution Service fined £200,000 after two unencrypted laptops containing recorded police interviews were stolen last year.
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NewsLAA committed to 11 January start for new legal aid contracts
Legal Aid Agency says it will strongly defend any litigation from unsuccessful bidders.
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NewsGove hints at scrapping criminal courts charge
The lord chancellor admits the charge is a ‘cause for concern’.
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NewsAgency faces two-pronged attack over tenders
Gazette understands that 90 unsuccessful bidders are expected to issue proceedings by the end of this week; seven threaten judicial review.
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FeatureOpenness threatened by ‘decluttering’
The likely findings of the Commission on Freedom of Information’s report.
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NewsMoJ backs down over prison photos after legal threat
Former justice secretary Chris Grayling had placed a temporary ban on sharing photos taken inside jail.
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NewsCity funding gap plans a ‘work in progress’
Meetings between the City and Ministry of Justice this week were ‘just the start’ of a dialogue on how top firms can help plug the justice funding gap.
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NewsLAA threatens to enlist contract winners for legal aid court battles
Legal Aid Agency says it may invite successful bidders to join as parties to any court challenges to contract tender decisions.
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NewsSampson threatens legal action over ‘clarification’ to MPs
Letter to select committee states that former chief legal ombudsman was ‘dismissed with notice’ after successfully appealing against summary dismissal earlier this year.