All Government & politics articles – Page 2
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News'Stubbornly uninterested': MPs lambast MoJ on legal aid
Department should be renamed 'Ministry of Justice (for Certain People)', says Public Accounts Committee chair.
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FeatureReview conveyancers' fees, CILEX tells government
Legal executive body says conveyancers are taking on too many cases because the work makes little profit.
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NewsAbd El Fattah citizenship nothing to do with us, says Supreme Court
Unusual statement denies that 2021 decision followed ruling on 'good character' requirement.
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OpinionShow legal aid lawyers the money
Lammy has announced a £20m grant to support people with social welfare and family issues but legal aid lawyers providing similar support are still waiting for a pay rise.
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NewsLammy announces £20m for free legal support
Justice secretary says three-year grant will 'put the sector on a sustainable footing’.
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NewsLAA scales back contingency measures following cyber attack
Legal aid providers told to move away from email as new arrangements come into force.
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NewsHillsborough bill 'needs fine tuning'
Legal aid concerns raised at parliamentary meeting on Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
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NewsNew backlog record renews conflict on jury curbs
Law Society says justice secretary David Lammy's solution merely transfers problem from one court to another.
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News'We cannot shirk reform': Lammy refuses to budge on jury trials
Lord chancellor defends Leveson review and says Crown court backlog will exceed 100,000 by the time of the next election without reform.
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News'The competition is fierce': legal services taskforce gets to work
Law Society promotes solicitor profession at first meeting of English Law Promotion Panel.
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NewsMPs demand evidence behind Lammy's jury plan
Ministry of Justice says impact assessment will be published when the legislation is introduced in parliament.
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NewsLegal sector defies economy’s contraction
October’s law firm revenues were 3.5% up on last year as GDP shrinks.
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NewsLegal aid barrister paid £7 an hour
Bar chief Barbara Mills urges government to increase legal aid rates and establish a pay review body.
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NewsArticles 3 and 8 in spotlight as UK seeks ECHR reform
Lord chancellor and attorney general join move to 'modernise' European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsLand Registry publishes 'avoidable' conveyancing errors
Conveyancers getting better at submitting correct applications first time round but HM Land Registry says challenge remains.
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OpinionWho’s erasing whom? – a Christmas story
Here is a feel-good tale, at a time of year when feel-good tales are expected as part of the seasonal background, along with tinsel and carols.
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News'Hidden super-power': Lammy convenes legal services taskforce
Members of 'English Law Promotion Panel' include Law Society, Bar Council, CityUK and senior judges.
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OpinionJury reforms ‘not just crisis management’
Courts minister Sarah Sackman MP says it is 'also about fundamental modernisation of our criminal justice system from top to bottom.'
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OpinionLast rites for more rights
As I predicted last week, David Lammy’s jury curbs turned out not to be quite as draconian as the draft plans leaked to The Times indicated they would be. An old political ruse was surely in play.
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NewsLammy doubles down on jury plan
Ministry of Justice figures suggest Crown court backlog could hit 135,100 by 2030.