All Government & politics articles – Page 215
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NewsFracking law will ‘radically interfere with rights’
At present, energy companies require the homeowner’s permission before carrying out drilling.
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FeatureChanges to extradition law
The proposed amendments contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
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NewsWatchdog warning for troubled MoJ IT project
Complexity of shared services programme already delayed by 18 months still an issue, says NAO.
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NewsMoJ site targeted by hackers
Hackers target MoJ site through a distributed denial-of-service attack.
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NewsLawyers face criminal probe over private investigators
Information commissioner tells parliament he is in contact with SRA.
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Law Report
Procedure
The Divisional Court dismissed the claimant trade union’s application for judicial review of the defendant lord chancellor’s decision to introduce a fees regime for bringing and pursuing claims in the employment tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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Opinion
Registry fears
I cannot see what will be gained (perhaps apart from revenue, which is not always guaranteed) by bringing in a private company.
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ProfileLib Dem harassment controversy
Lawrence Davies is acting for two women who claim that former Liberal Democrat chief executive Lord Rennard sexually harassed them.
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News
Shared parenting clarification
A House of Lords amendment to the Children and Families Bill clarified that the concept of shared parenting does not imply any particular division of a child’s time.
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NewsJudicial battle over registry remit
Consultation coincides with proposals to turn Land Registry into a ‘service delivery company’.
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FeatureEmployment tribunals and workers’ rights
Is the introduction of fees for workers to access employment tribunals fair, or is it a poorly thought-out process?
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OpinionCity failing in hunt for talent
School statistics demonstrate that City firms do not have to look far to find high-achieving young people.
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OpinionThe whiplash reforms 'cake'
Accrediting experts is only one ingredient: and raising the small-claims limit would be to add the icing before it’s cooked.
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NewsVHCC cases jeopardised by fee cuts
They are in addition to a £4.5m fraud trial disrupted at Southwark, reported by the Gazette last week.
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OpinionBanking act is a paper tiger
New legislation which purports to clamp down on ‘reckless’ bankers smacks of sabre-rattling.
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NewsVara backs LASPO to apply to mesothelioma claims
Minister refuses to back down from decision to apply no win, no fee changes from July.
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News£350,000 ceiling for county court cases
Lords approves 11-fold increase to limit established 33 years ago.