All Government & politics articles – Page 211
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NewsFixed fee whiplash reports proposed
Justice minister Lord Faulks set out the proposed fees and a new protocol for RTA claims as part of a letter to key stakeholders.
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Law ReportMental health
The claimant had been released from hospital on conditional discharge. The defendant secretary of state recalled him to hospital under section 42(3) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
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FeatureFreedom of information
A recent judgment by the Upper Tribunal in a case concerning MPs’ expenses sheds more light on this difficult issue.
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OpinionJudges: ditching the stereotype
A Labour government would make judicial diversity an urgent policy priority.
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NewsCuts will not damage family justice, says Munby
Law Society has warned that reforms in the sector will be undermined by legal aid cuts.
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FeatureMesothelioma compensation
Mesothelioma Act 2014 does not go far enough for victims of asbestos-related illness.
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OpinionBreaking with the past
On separation and divorce, should the law lead public opinion or follow it?
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NewsVara and away
Most of all, we love the ‘leave your business card’ competitions at legal conferences.
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NewsProsecution to appeal VHCC stay ruling
Financial Conduct Authority says stay in trial hit by protest could threaten confidence in criminal justice system.
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NewsWorst of the reform agenda is over, says new PI president
John Spencer concedes in his first speech as president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers that members had developed a ‘siege mentality’.
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NewsMoJ rules out further reform of legal services regulation
‘No consensus on long-term vision,’ says justice minister Shailesh Vara.
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NewsFraud trial collapses over legal aid cuts
Six other VHCC cases could also be in jeopardy as fee cuts have left them without trial counsel.
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OpinionFCO needs sanction rethink
Proposals to prevent courts from enforcing contracts will damage the UK.
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Opinion
Child support after aid cuts
If Simon Hughes wants to put children at the heart of the family court system, he should reverse his government’s demolition of legal aid.
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NewsSaatchi’s cancer treatment bill divides opinion
Former lord chief justice Lord Woolf writes in support of medical innovation bill, but concerns are raised across professions.
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OpinionConveyancing and the great address mess
It makes economic sense for address records to be made freely available as a single national resource.
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NewsInsolvency body pleads for Jackson exemption to stay
R3 says research proves small claims against insolvent businesses will be prevented if recoverability abolished.
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NewsLaw Society of Scotland enters CBI referendum storm
Society to protect impartial position on Scottish independence.
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NewsClaimant groups: 85% of injured workers not compensated
Joint APIL/TUC report takes aim at compensation culture ‘myth’.
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NewsCity lawyers hit out at sanctions plan
FCO proposals could damage London’s status as a global legal centre, warns the City of London Law Society.