All Government & politics articles – Page 34
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NewsDisabled woman challenges legal aid guidance
Claimant faced costs dilemma in case against police after backdated welfare benefit payment was treated as capital.
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NewsMore judicial posts opened up to CILEX lawyers
Lawyers who do not necessarily have a university degree could soon sit on Crown court and upper tribunal benches.
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NewsRemoval of EU law 'sunset clause' welcomed
Retained EU Law Bill will now include list of laws to be revoked this year.
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NewsMandatory divorce wait shortened for client with life-limiting health issues
Divorce reforms introduced 20-week wait to allow couples to reconcile or agree practical arrangements.
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NewsRaab’s Bill of Rights Bill for final chop
New lord chancellor expected to drop his predecessor's flagship reform proposals.
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OpinionChalk – and cheese?
The new lord chancellor and justice secretary is unlikely to have clout in cabinet to secure the funding and investment the justice system so desperately needs. But he's far from powerless.
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NewsLeasehold reform 'in next session of parliament'
Levelling up minister rules out pre-legislative scrutiny for 'very complex' legislation.
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NewsLegal aid widened but grandparents 'will fall through justice gap'
Ministry of Justice announces £6m to support family and friends applying for special guardianship orders.
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NewsLaw Society 'relieved' by retained EU law rethink
Government to axe just 800 pieces of law from UK statute book, reports today suggest.
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NewsMigration bill gives government 'sanction to breach international law'
Former attorney general questions amendment regarding interim measures of European Court of Human Rights.
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NewsHome Office checking lawyers have right 'credentials', MPs told
Practitioner group wanted to know how government was 'monitoring the activities' of immigration practitioners.
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NewsLabour fails to force disclosure of solicitor's email to Corbyn aide
High Court rules solicitor’s communication marked LEGALLY PRIVILEGED should remain so, as high-profile litigation continues.
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NewsLow-income workers 'unlikely to take employers to court'
Thinktank says legal costs and limited support deter employees from enforcing their rights.
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OpinionRaab is no martyr of the snowflake era, he’s a lesson to us all
Workplace culture is a huge issue in the legal profession. The Tolley report should be required reading.
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NewsNew lord chancellor must 'get a grip' on justice crisis
Law Society urges Alex Chalk KC to bring the system back to full strength.
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NewsRaab's conduct at MoJ was unintentionally 'intimidating and insulting'
KC finds lord chancellor believed he met with ‘cultural resistance’ at government department.
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NewsRaab resigns over bullying report
Barrister Alex Chalk confirmed as the new lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice.
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NewsNo case for extending bereavement damages, says minister
MoJ does not want 'intrusive and upsetting investigation' of claimant’s relationship with deceased.
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NewsStrasbourg override plan 'a clear and serious breach'
Legal professional bodies condemn amendment allowing ministers to ignore ‘pyjama injunctions’.