All Government & politics articles – Page 199
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Opinion
SARAH bill is poorly drafted
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill requires a court to consider whether an alleged wrongdoer was ‘acting heroically’.
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsMoJ admits losing inquiry data discs
Lawyers tasked with finding out which personal details may have been passed on.
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NewsTribunal non-payments ‘a scandal’, says minister
Employers to be hit with new penalties for non-payment of employment tribunal awards.
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NewsSaatchi bill running out of time
Legislation clears House of Lords but faces struggle to be cleared before parliament breaks for election.
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ProfileMoJ settles over religious discrimination
Duncan Burtwell acted for a Sikh lawyer who was refused entry to prison on a client visit because he had pins in his turban.
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FeatureCriminal defence: the defiant ones
Criminal defence specialists are hurting and career prospects are bleak. But many retain the appetite to fight for a viable future.
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NewsCapita still failing to hit interpreter target
The Ministry of Justice said request completion between July and September was highest rate since the contract started in 2012.
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NewsInsolvency costs cap does not fit – peer
At present, insolvency cases are exempted from the rules limiting the recovery of costs from a losing party.
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OpinionChilcot approach crowds out the rule of law
The impression left by this protracted circus is that lawyers are there to protect the powerful and wealthy.
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NewsMPs urge probe of manorial rights law
Justice committee says Law Commission should examine question of abolishing ancient property rights.
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NewsProfessions in joint call for surveillance law reform
Law Society and Bar Council share concerns of social workers and journalists over Regulation of Investigative Powers Act.
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NewsTop judges express ‘deep concerns’ over fees proposal
Senior judiciary united in opposition to new court fees.
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FeatureRoundtable: in-house public sector
Eduardo Reyes reports from a roundtable bringing together in-house lawyers who must reconcile the interests of the public and policymakers in not-for-profit organisations.
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NewsMoJ confirms new levy charge for court claims
Government introduces new levy but drops plans for divorce fee increase and higher commercial case fees.
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NewsGovernment raises threshold for bankruptcy petitions
Solicitor groups and insolvency practitioners had both called for an increase in the limit, which has not been changed since 1986.
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NewsMore ‘respect and dignity’ for mental health patients
Department of Health published revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act.
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OpinionGrayling's JR concession: exceptionally bad
The lord chancellor was trying to make this debate go away - instead he upset his own MPs.
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NewsGrayling secures MPs' backing for JR reforms
Late concessions win vote despite opposition from leading Conservative lawyers.