All Government & politics articles – Page 54
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OpinionHamlet without the prince
Events to play out this month may have a significant impact on the future identity both of our profession and of the government.
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NewsMilitant solicitors better than quiet quitters, Society tells MPs
Chancery Lane's justice chief says prospect of industrial action shows practitioners desperately want to continue doing legal aid work.
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NewsLegal aid: Firm paid £1,387 less than psychologist it instructed
House of Commons justice select committee hears directly from frontline solicitor on remuneration issues.
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NewsFormer City solicitor to head public law campaign group
Shameem Ahmad warns of looming 'legislative assault' as she prepares to join Public Law Project.
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NewsSolicitors to update MPs on legal aid crisis
The Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors' Association will give evidence to the justice committee.
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NewsCourt hearing adjourned after firm faced six-week wait to see prisoner
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association is gathering examples of 'dire state' of legal visits at HMP Pentonville.
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NewsFamily court backlog climbs to 110,000
HM Courts & Tribunals Service figures show number of private and public law cases continues to grow.
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NewsMP surgery visits reveal unmet housing need
Law firms observing constituency appointments across the country to track legal issues.
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NewsCrime contract holders to form their own representative body
Criminal Legal Aid Contractors Association would comprise firm owners with their own seat at the negotiating table.
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NewsTrade union for legal aid lawyers: counsel instructed
Practitioner group says revised offer to criminal bar colleagues shows industrial action is the only way to secure a better deal.
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NewsMoJ conducting 'light touch review' of Common Platform
Lord chief justice says the process of loading results in the digital case management system is causing the most problems.
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NewsPro bono should 'complement' legal aid - new AG
Attorney general Victoria Prentis says lawyers' voluntary work contributes towards a fairer society.
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NewsEU law overhaul will have 'devastating impact' - Society
Measure 'raises uncomfortable questions for parliamentary sovereignty, legal certainty and the rule of law'.
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NewsGovernment rules out cohabitation reform
Family law group says current legislation is not fit for purpose and consigns too many families to financial hardship.
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NewsBill of Rights Bill back 'in weeks'
Dominic Raab’s flagship measure to be revived to deal with Channel migration crisis.
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NewsNews focus: MPs deliver blueprint for open justice
As MPs set out a bold vision for open justice incorporating AI transcription and court documents available via a digital portal, Sir Bob Neill declares that such access is ‘our democratic right’.
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NewsMinister slams ‘anti-British’ lawyers for thwarting Rwanda plan
Comments by Andrea Jenkyns in letter to embattled home secretary 'deeply irresponsible', Law Society says.
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News'Hillsborough Law' on the agenda of new parliamentary group
Campaigners renew calls for statutory duty of candour as they continue to wait for Hillsborough report response.
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News'Resourcing' required to achieve 53,000 backlog target, DPP tells MPs
Justice committee hears that increase in judicial sitting days would result in fewer lawyers being available to prosecute cases.