All Government & politics articles – Page 2
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OpinionThank you, Lord Goddard
We would do well to recall a memorably sensible judgment from Lord Goddard, lord chief justice from 1946 to 1958.
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NewsLand Registry minds its language to help confused conveyancers
Land Registry hopes simpler wording concerning landowner rights will prevent misinterpretation.
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NewsReserve army: MoJ seeks dozens more DDJs post-Leveson
An extra 50 posts added to magistrates' court competition as lord chancellor seeks to cut the Crown court backlog.
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OpinionWill Taylor Swift sign a prenup?
We're more likely to see Taylor Swift's 13th album before significant movement on pre-nuptial agreements in England and Wales.
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News'Regressive restructuring' won't clear immigration backlog, lawyers warn
Practitioner group urges government to focus on 'broken' legal aid system and quality of Home Office decisions.
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NewsStarmer's immigration tribunal reforms 'send the wrong message'
Professional adjudicators would hear asylum appeals instead of tribunal judges to clear immigration case backlog quicker.
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NewsMoJ enters talks on seizing client account interest
Ministry of Justice discusses alternative funding options with legal aid lawyers during series of roundtable discussions.
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OpinionLand, peace, security… and children, surely?
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been taken. There is talk of a land deal, but no children deal is on the table.
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NewsStamp duty reform: tax 'double whammy' for sellers
Solicitor says sellers facing prospect of paying new property tax have already paid stamp duty land tax.
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NewsStamp duty speculation 'will disrupt conveyancing process'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering replacing stamp duty with new 'proportional' property tax for homes over £500,000.
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NewsLegal sector revenues continue to outperform economy
Revenues were 7% up on June 2024, official statistics show.
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NewsAI to be embedded across justice system
Action plan includes ’partnerships with legal serices providers and regulators to support AI driven legal innovation’.
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NewsSociety secures funding for US market-opening work
Money will support work to create business opportunities in California and Florida legal markets.
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OpinionWhen does activism become terrorism?
Starmer’s government seems remarkably inconsistent about those it deems to be terrorist organisations.
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NewsNew legal aid portal coming soon, MoJ confirms
New system will be introduced in September - but may not mark end of months of disruption for legal aid lawyers.
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OpinionTrump v Murdoch – a claim that’s been put on back to front
‘Why have you done it like that?’ asks media lawyer Mark Stephens CBE.
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NewsLAA portal could be fixed - in September
Disruption endured by lawyers in submitting applications and receiving payments to last at least another month.
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NewsIn depth: Legal aid lawyers seize chance to vent at minister
Sarah Sackman lent a sympathetic ear to legal aid lawyers attending a parliamentary meeting last week. But the minister still couldn’t say when the Legal Aid Agency portal will be fixed.
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NewsCriminal bar says 'no' to curbs on jury trials
Criminal Bar Association survey reveals overwhelming opposition to more serious cases being heard by judge alone.