All Government & politics articles – Page 2
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OpinionChina 'spy' prosecution: perplexing questions
Crown Prosecution Service statement on the abandoned case has baffled most legal observers.
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NewsWales legal chief ‘unequivocal’ that separation is off the agenda
'No Welsh government is going to be advocating for blocking Welsh lawyers from English markets,' counsel general says.
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NewsIn depth: What the latest homebuying overhaul could mean for conveyancers
Labour’s plans to ‘shake up the homebuying system’ will sound wearily familiar to overloaded conveyancers, who highlighted several key issues that the government’s consultation fails to address.
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NewsMisfiring miscarriage of justice body submits to independent review
Chair of Criminal Cases Review Commission believes inspection by CPS inspectorate will help to restore confidence.
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NewsIn focus: Jenrick blasts 'insane' JR costs rules as Conservatives let rip on justice
Judges must be accountable and the ‘activists’ among them ‘swept away’. Senior Conservatives did not hold back as justice issues came to the fore at this year’s party conference.
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OpinionConservatives court controversy with attacks on judicial independence
Robert Jenrick led the attacks on 'activist' judges this week. He really should know better.
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NewsTories would allow government to appoint judges
Conservative party conference: shadow lord chancellor brandishes wig in attack on 'political activism'.
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NewsConservatives would abolish Sentencing Council
Shadow justice secretary will tell party conference that law should brought into with public wishes.
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News'Without the FDAC... I’d be dead': On the fringes at Labour in Liverpool
Away from the main stage, Labour ministers and MPs attending the party conference heard about the benefits of problem-solving courts, and the plight of claimants left high and dry by bulk litigation firms.
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NewsTop Tories demand crackdown on ‘unaccountable’ judges
Judiciary is ‘one of the great unreformed public services’, shadow minister tells Conservative party conference.
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NewsSeller info and conveyancer performance on latest home buying reform menu
'Biggest shakeup to the homebuying system in this country’s history' could save buyers hundreds of pounds, government says.
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NewsConservative conference: Courts must ‘get out of the way’
Shadow justice secretary makes multi-pronged attack on aspects of the legal system he perceives to be holding the UK back.
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News‘Tories putting politics above public good’ - Law Society
Chancery Lane condemns Kemi Badenoch’s plan for ECHR departure if the Conservatives return to government.
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OpinionMazur v Charles Russell Speechlys: What solicitors need to know
On 16 September, the High Court delivered its ruling in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, which examined who is authorised to conduct litigation on behalf of clients.
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NewsThousands of workers who won at Employment Tribunal yet to see a penny
Investigation finds that nearly £36m out of £46m in ET awards over the past decade remains unpaid.
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NewsMoJ finally says 'I do' to wedding law reform
Locations will have to meet strict standards and regulation will shift from buildings to the officiant.
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NewsLabour ‘planning to bring back employment tribunal fees’
TUC warns that reintroducing a charge would ’price many low-paid workers out of justice’.
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NewsLabour conference: Calls for IPP sentences to be fully abolished
Campaigners say indefinite sentences put lives at risks and abolition could be added to the Sentencing Bill.
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NewsLabour conference: PM opens speech with Hillsborough Law
Keir Starmer says legislation is wider recognition of injustice faced by victims of other tragedies and scandals.
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NewsCall for consistency on unclaimed damages in collective actions
Access to Justice Foundation says there are no rules for unclaimed funds in settlement agreements.