All Government & politics articles – Page 60
-
NewsBig majority of Conservative voters support legal aid - poll
Law Society president Lubna Shuja says government 'swimming against the tide of its own voters'.
-
NewsLand Registry updates conveyancers on performance
Latest data shows agency is receiving 2.3 million applications every month.
-
NewsLAA and Land Registry staff to strike over pay
Trade union members working in the legal sector among 100,000 to take industrial action on 1 February.
-
NewsLaw centre's relief over debt advice funding
Morale plummeted when government-sponsored body embarked on recommissioning exercise.
-
NewsRaab faces judicial review over criminal legal aid fees
Law Society sends pre-action protocol letter telling lord chancellor to rethink 'unlawful and irrational' decision.
-
NewsNew bar chief concerned about LSB overreach
Nicholas Vineall KC uses inaugural speech to invite Ministry of Justice to review oversight regulator.
-
NewsMinisters refuse to budge on civil legal aid timetable
Ministry of Justice highlights spending constraints after being told to bring forward review.
-
NewsConveyancing forms updated to reflect building safety reforms
Revised forms expected to improve efficiency and accuracy of conveyancing process.
-
Opinion'The law is closed!'
We need a new Charles Dickens, to highlight the miseries of our disintegrating systems, and in particular our legal system.
-
News'Work with us': Land Registry renews plea over requisitions
Deputy chief executive says 'avoidable errors' in applications one of the main obstacles causing delays.
-
NewsCovid loans secrecy is in the public interest, tribunal rules
Appeals by anti-corruption campaigners dismissed.
-
OpinionMissing: government urgency over civil legal aid
Ministry of Justice's own figures show why major review must report back this year.
-
NewsCivil legal aid review 'to report in 2024'
Ministry of Justice finally reveals details - but timetable causes alarm as sector continues to shrink.
-
NewsNew data-sharing powers proposed for identity scheme
'Single sign-on and identity checking solution' will end the need to produce identity documents, Cabinet Office claims.
-
NewsCILEx regulator urged to obtain greater advocacy powers
Legal executives want to become Crown prosecutors without having to cross-qualify as solicitors.
-
NewsInto the very long grass…
Royal commissions are traditionally a way to avoid tough decisions. Avoiding setting one up takes the tactic to a new level.
-
NewsCriminal justice commission on indefinite hold
Staff appointed to the promised royal commission have been reassigned, the Gazette understands.
-
NewsNew Year honours: OBEs for solicitor MP and child abuse campaigner
Limited recognition for lawyers in first honours list of King Charles' reign.
-
NewsCivil legal aid wait to continue into New Year
Ministry of Justice to announce terms of reference and process for major review in January.
-
NewsKafka's law? Government defends need to withhold detention details
It may not be appropriate for a person detained on national security grounds to know the case against them.