All Government & politics articles – Page 222
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NewsMoJ writes off £76m in uncollected court fines
Amount 'administratively cancelled' is 20% increase on previous year
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NewsHudson: claimants must copy insurers' lobby machine
Law Society chief begins campaign to collect evidence to take to government.
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NewsGrayling: I can't rule out small claims limit rise in future
Government ditches £5,000 threshold for now as it sets sights on insurers.
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NewsMoJ decides against increase in small claims track limit
Government bows to pressure from claimant community to water down original proposals.
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OpinionGovernment has fallen out of love with insurance lobby
MoJ decision is a surprise and an overdue boost for claimant firms.
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NewsUnion battles employment tribunal fees in High Court
Unison presents figures as proof that fees will cut claims numbers.
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OpinionEvidence-free policymaking
Justice minister Lord McNally says policy should be founded on ‘an objective and evidence-based analysis of the facts’. How quaint. He doesn’t even appear to believe that himself.
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NewsLords criticise speed and scope of lobbying bill
House of Lords committee joins opposition calls for more scrutiny of transparency legislation.
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NewsLawyers asked for opinions on EU rights
The European Union’s framework of fundamental rights is to come under scrutiny as part of the government’s examination of the relationship between the UK and the EU.
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LPA electronic signature proposals criticised
A document published last week for consultation proposes offering an all-electronic process.
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MoJ cancels £75m in unpaid court fines
Shadow justice secretary attacks 50% two-year increase in cancelled fines.
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NewsUncertainty surrounds £2m court complex
The court building programme in Sunderland has been lying dormant since 2010.
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NewsLCJ urges Wales to start afresh
Access to justice requires ‘good and properly drafted law’, says Sir John Thomas.
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Lawyers in France strike
The move is a sign of growing anger among the French legal profession over legal aid cuts.
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OpinionMiliband v Dacre
The clash between the Mail and Ed Miliband can teach us a lot about human rights and crisis management.
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OpinionNational Crime Agency: the big picture
Does the National Crime Agency have the budget to justify its headline-grabbing remit?
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OpinionOpen sesame
Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online.
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OpinionSomeone had blunder'd
Has this government learned from the policy blunders of its predecessors? Don’t hold much hope.
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NewsSolicitor Shailesh Vara is new justice minister
Vara worked in City and west London firms, before entering Parliament in 2005.
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Society warns PCT could still be resurrected
Desmond Hudson has urged solicitors not to oppose the amended Ministry of Justice legal aid proposals.