All Government & politics articles – Page 224
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MPs attack lobbying bill
MPs have lined up to criticise the government’s lobbying bill for failing to include law firms.
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NewsBig Four firm nets £5m on IT contract
Accountancy firm Ernst & Young has been paid £5m to project manage a £125m Ministry of Justice IT contract.
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NewsVaz agrees to delay naming law firms linked to rogue investigators
Publication of law firms linked to rogue private investigators will be delayed by at least two weeks, MPs have confirmed.
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Opinion
Pawns in the migration game
In July the Home Office introduced a seemingly innocuous phrase into the immigration rules and international students will suffer.
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OpinionLawyers well placed to lead democratic reform
Democracy comes complete with checks and balances – often articulated in the neutral language of the rule of law.
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MoJ lags on data
The Ministry of Justice is well behind the prime minister’s transparency commitments for all departments to publish details of items of spending above £25,000.
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News‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand
Some personal injury firms are ‘in a state of panic’ over a government review of their dealings with claims management companies.
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Appeal court broadcasting rules drafted
The government has set out draft rules for broadcasting from the Court of Appeal.
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News‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid
The Legal Action Group calls on the government to increase the profile of civil legal aid services after figures show a huge shortfall in take-up this year.
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NewsGrayling sets out new JR restrictions
The government has set out proposals that would limit who is entitled to apply for a judicial review.
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OpinionUK-based Magdalene women and compensation
The decision by the Irish government to compensate Magdalene women is welcome, but UK-based former laundry workers must not be disadvantaged.
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News'This is best deal possible' - reaction to amended legal aid plans
Revised plans for criminal legal aid reform met with a mixed reaction, ranging from pragmatic acceptance to fears that miscarriages of justice could still follow.
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NewsGrant admits claims management complaint move delay
Claims management complaints will not be brought under the Legal Ombudsman this year.
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OpinionGrayling has listened on legal aid reform
The government’s revised criminal legal aid reform plans will allow most firms to continue their work and plan the way forward.
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NewsUK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court
UK courts have breathed new life into the European Convention on Human Rights, despite its ‘demonisation’, a senior judge says.
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NewsGrieve leads GLS recruitment drive
Attorney general urges careers advisers to promote government in-house working.
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NewsBar Serco and G4S from MoJ contracts, demands Khan
The shadow justice secretary calls on Chris Grayling to bar two of the biggest government contractors.
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NewsConsumer panel calls for single regulator
The Legal Services Consumer Panel says the regulatory regime is a maze for clients and a burden for lawyers.
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NewsRelief as ‘superfast’ patents ruled out
Intellectual property specialists have reacted with relief to the government’s decision not to proceed with a premium service that would award patents in three months.
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OpinionOrders need to suit the facts
The Proceeds of Crime Act is not working and must be reformed, argues Roger Sahota.