All Government & politics articles – Page 27
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NewsElection ‘wash-up’ latest: Leasehold reform bill set to pass
Legislation to reform leasehold system likely to go through - but select committees abort inquiries into probate, the county court, and home buying and selling.
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NewsCrown court backlog target 'no longer achievable', says public spending watchdog
National Audit Office says MoJ needs to work closely with other parts of criminal justice system to understand bigger picture.
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NewsGeneral election ‘wash-up’: legislation mired in uncertainty
Other important business affecting lawyers also up in the air - as the Law Society concedes legal aid reform set to be 'kicked into the long grass'.
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NewsHigh Court hears landmark legal aid challenge over school exclusion appeals
Claimant's lawyers say case is about access to justice in an 'important and sensitive area'.
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NewsInfected blood scandal: inquiry chair demands statutory duty of candour
Sir Brian Langstaff outlines key recommendations and calls for government to make a meaningful apology.
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News'Catalogue of failures' caused infected blood scandal - inquiry
Solicitor for 1,500 victims and their families says inquiry has delivered 'no-holds-barred, hard-hitting report'.
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NewsOperation Early Dawn 'effectively holding defendants incommunicado'
Emergency measure triggered by lord chancellor to ease prison capacity pressures left law firm in the dark over client.
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NewsLimitation period set to remain in child sexual abuse claims
MoJ rejects inquiry's recommendation that three-year restriction be abolished - but wants to reverse burden of proof.
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News'Operation Early Dawn': lawyers fear emergency measure could cause court chaos
Some defendants will remain in police cells instead of being taken to court.
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NewsCalls grow in parliament to extend SRA’s unlimited fining powers
House of Lords committee also suggests allowing the regulator to probe the actions of private investigators.
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NewsHome buying and selling: Mandate upfront information, MPs told
Industry bodies say provision of property information earlier in the process will speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs.
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NewsHome buying and selling inquiry: MPs to hear evidence from industry bodies
Home Buying and Selling Group and Conveyancing Association chiefs will give evidence in opening session.
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NewsSociety calls for Moscow sanctions clarity
In a submission to an inquiry on Russian Financial Sanctions, Chancery Lane also proposes that current disclosure obligations be reassessed.
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NewsEarly legal advice: MoJ report reveals pilot problems
Evaluation highlights need for better engagement with practitioners but says early legal advice could generate significant value for money.
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NewsInternational law a ‘living instrument’ - Chalk defends approach to illegal migration
Lord chancellor says rule of law can 'help us to protect our borders if we approach it in the right way'.
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NewsChalk: ‘growing case’ for review of Legal Services Act
Lord chancellor responds to concerns raised by House of Commons Justice Select Committee.
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NewsLAA to introduce 10-year flexible criminal legal aid contracts
Law Society says change will cut down on stress endured by solicitors during procurement process.
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NewsTwo SLAPP cases bound for SDT
SRA chief executive tells peers that, of 71 investigations into alleged strategic litigation against public participation, 48 ‘remain live’.
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OpinionPM with inside knowledge can transform prisons
If polls are to be believed, a KC will be PM by the end of the year. Starmer would be the most senior practising lawyer in modern times to lead the government.