All Government & politics articles – Page 209
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NewsOsborne hits tax break for incorporating firms
Autumn statement announcement reduces advantage of limited company conversion.
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NewsMoJ chief admits cuts rushed through without research
Permanent secretary says cutting spending was ‘imperative’ and the only evidence required.
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NewsConsult judges on devolution, says lord chief justice
Thomas highlights need for Wales-specific mechanism for amending Civil Procedure Rules.
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NewsLawyers escape sanctions in ‘Google tax’ budget
Chancellor promises new measures against tax avoidance and ‘aggressive tax planning’.
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NewsBach handed shadow attorney general role
Veteran campaigner reported to be in line to replace Emily Thornberry.
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NewsLondon mayor ‘should run criminal justice’
City Hall proposals risk ‘postcode lottery’, Law Society warns.
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NewsGrayling pushes late change to JR plans
Bar dismisses concession on costs that interveners must pay as ‘empty gesture’.
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'Give LIPs universal access to legal advice', MoJ told
New report examines impact of legal aid cuts in private family law cases.
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NewsCommons braced for JR vote
Lobbying under way as MPs prepare to debate part four of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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NewsTribunal powers a ‘lawyers’ charter’, say peers
The Consumer Rights Bill will give the Competition Appeal Tribunal power to hear collective claims and approve collective settlements.
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OpinionTransatlantic trade deal: a tipping point?
The legal profession has an opportunity to ensure the deal supports access to justice.
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NewsRoyal commission on prison policy proposed
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC wants an end to the ‘perverse’ outcomes of politicians setting sentencing policy.
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NewsTreasury presses on with direct tax recovery
Government insists ‘robust new safeguards’ will address concerns raised in consultation.
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NewsMoJ ‘out of touch with reality’ over cuts – spending watchdog
National Audit Office report finds savings on track – but the government did not understand wider impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsGovernment waits on simplifying ‘complex’ ADR landscape
Alternative dispute resolution must be widely available for consumer disputes by July 2015.
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OpinionNumber-crunchers nail ‘fat-cat lawyer’ myth
What does a ‘typical’ solicitor earn? Less than politicians with an axe to grind would have you believe.
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OpinionWrong time to put justice above politics
Two distinguished legal commentators call for a royal commission on the penal system. That’s unlikely to happen.
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OpinionLawyers, secrets and spies
Safeguards apply when the security services intercept information protected by privilege, but are they adequate?
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OpinionEntering troubled waters
A shift in policy on the rescue of persons in distress at sea raises urgent questions of international law.