All Government & politics articles – Page 25
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NewsNo widespread systemic failure in legal aid, government tells High Court
Lawyers for Ministry of Justice say 'capacity challenges' in small number of areas are actively being managed.
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News'Degrading and demoralising': High Court hears evidence from criminal legal aid solicitors
Criminal Law Solicitors' Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association are interested parties in Law Society legal challenge.
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NewsSolicitors will not see £16m for police station work anytime soon, High Court hears
Law Society's lawyers say process for distributing extra cash - initially set aside for training grants, PDS expansion and LGFS reform - could take at least a year.
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NewsMoJ to move 50 civil service jobs to Wales
Wrexham is the main Welsh beneficiary of the latest acceleration in the Places for Growth relocation programme.
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NewsHigh Court showdown over criminal legal aid
Judges hear dispute over government's decision not to raise fees by the minimum 15% recommended by the Bellamy review.
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OpinionViolence in court
A disgruntled spouse in hot pursuit of a fleeing judge through the corridors of a courthouse sounds like something from a Carry On film. In reality, the scene which played out at Milton Keynes last week could hardly be a less appropriate prompt for ribaldry.
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NewsEmergency Rwanda bill: expect legal challenges, lawyers warn
Home secretary unable to state with certainty that bill is compatible with European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsNew Rwanda treaty - but Society remains concerned
Chancery Lane says it is unclear how new agreement overcomes last month's Supreme Court ruling.
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NewsCPS chief inspector 'disappointed' on custody time limit progress
Latest inspection finds only 15% of case progression logs are being kept up to date, down from 40% in 2021.
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OpinionThinking the ‘unthinkable’
I wish the Office for Budget Responsibility had been around when I was a young reporter.
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NewsIn focus: Commons justice committee probes regulation – is the LSB overreaching?
As MPs cast a critical gaze over the Legal Services Act, the Legal Services Board came under fire last week.
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NewsCriminal bar chief welcomes IPP sentence reform
Rehabilitated offenders serving their sentence in the community will be able to get their licence reviewed after three years.
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NewsMP accuses CILEX of trying to 'destroy' solicitor profession
James Daly MP says representative body is effectively trying to create a legal profession on the cheap.
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NewsNearly half of unmarried couples unaware they lack legal rights - survey
Family law group Resolution calls for reform of cohabitation laws in blueprint detailing future vision for family justice.
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OpinionIn a blue funk
Potential ramifications for justice and the rule of law if, as the polls predict, the Tories suffer meltdown at the next general election.
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NewsMPs call for free court transcripts for victims
Open letter to justice secretary proposes amendment to allow victims and bereaved families to request transcripts free of charge.
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NewsUK to sign Hague 19 'as soon as practicable'
Law Society welcomes announcement - but says this should not stop efforts to accede to the wider-ranging Lugano Convention.
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NewsJustice faces new round of spending cuts
Office for Budget Responsibility outlines swingeing impact of Treasury spending assumptions on unprotected departments.