All Government & politics articles – Page 199
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NewsSociety calls for parliamentary probe of legal aid contracts
President Jonathan Smithers asks justice and public accounts select committees to investigate tender process urgently.
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NewsMPs call for immediate abolition of courts charge
Justice committee says it has ’grave misgivings’ about the operation of the charge.
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NewsShadow solicitor general in alleged conflict probe
Labour MP Karl Turner is subject of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
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NewsGove ready to deregulate legal services market 'in the near future'
Justice secretary previously bemoaned the danger of regulators ‘falling over each other’s feet’.
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NewsSmall claims limit action to be included in fraud report
Justice minister also hints the three-year limitation period for making a whiplash claim could be re-examined.
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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.