All Government & politics articles – Page 64
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NewsMoJ criticised for not prioritising work to support female offenders
National Audit Office chief says lack of clear goals makes it hard to evaluate progress.
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NewsBellamy: legal aid crisis 'more parlous' for solicitors
Criminal legal aid review chief tells MPs solicitors have seen fee cuts 'for as long as anyone can remember'.
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News'No going back': Criminal bar gives resounding 'yes' to direct action
Government given until Valentine's Day to commit to substantially increasing legal aid funding.
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NewsMagistrates to get power to impose one-year jail terms to cut backlog
Measure announced by lord chancellor Dominic Raab will free up an estimated 2,000 Crown court days annually.
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NewsConveyancers told to 'get ready' for fee increase
New Land Registry charges will apply to applications submitted on or after 31 January.
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NewsSecond government cash boost for family mediation
Ministry of Justice announces further £1.2m of vouchers to keep family disputes away from court.
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NewsGovernment breached duty over solicitor-judge's disability struggles
Reading Employment Tribunal delivers judgment in case brought by Zorina Nadine Clarkson Palomares.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Mr Justice Calver rules that the lord chancellor’s operation of a free legal advice scheme is not unlawful.
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News‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts unlawful, High Court rules
Mrs Justice O’Farrell says the relevant companies’ offers ‘justified priority treatment on [their] merits’.
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FeatureExtending the time limit for common assault offences in a domestic context
What does this mean and is it more style over substance?
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News‘Self-interest’ of lawyers is blocking clin neg reform, MPs hear
Former health secretary continues to argue for non-adversarial system as used elsewhere in the world.
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NewsVideo-witnessed wills extended until 2024
Law Society says temporary measure has been useful option for solicitors during pandemic.
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NewsMinister dismisses concerns about City firm’s role in Post Office compensation
MP says Post Office package is ‘strikingly similar’ to largely discredited Lloyds HBOS scheme worked on by same law firm.
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NewsCriminal bar explores appetite for action over legal aid
Representative body asks if barristers should take action if the government fails to make Valentine's Day commitment.
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OpinionIs the Nationality and Borders Bill just another example of bad law-making?
The bill poses a unique threat to both access to justice and the rule of law.
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NewsPeers urged to back 'health needs screening' for remote proceedings
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to be debated in House of Lords today.
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News'Hillsborough Law' seeks to curb legal spend by public bodies at inquests
Labour mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram urge government to support new campaign.
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NewsUse of secondary legislation ‘dangerous for democracy’, peers warn
A lack of legislative scrutiny is ‘turning parliament into a graveyard of democracy’, the House of Lords hears.
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NewsJoint practitioner group mooted to fight legal aid cuts
Edward Henry QC says Criminal Practitioner Association could wield the 'hard stick' during government negotiations.
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NewsIncrease in judicial retirement age could help diversity, MPs told
Raising the mandatory limit would present ‘a huge opportunity’ for women and late starters, former lord chancellor says.