All Government & politics articles – Page 72
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NewsBraverman: 'Virtue' in having a political attorney general
Government's chief law officer says she is unaware of concerns among lawyers about her role.
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NewsMagistrates told to stay silent as lawyers mount 'disrespectful' attacks
National leadership magistrate discussed negative reaction to sentencing powers increase with lord chief justice.
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NewsHigh Court grants chancellor a £600m windfall
Judge finds that the rules of a century-old charitable trust may be varied under the cy-près doctrine.
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News'Unwarranted hostility': Magistrates' chief fires back at critics
Bev Higgs says reaction to sentencing power increase 'disappointing' as government seeks to recruit 4,000 new magistrates.
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NewsMP calls for windfall tax on libel firms
UK to join Council of Europe initiative against ‘SLAPP’ lawsuits, minister reveals.
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OpinionAn illegal route for the Nationality and Borders Bill
The Home Office has some proposed laws on immigration and asylum – it just doesn’t have a legal system it should try to put them in.
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NewsCPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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NewsGovernment to move crypto legislation
Around 2.3 million people in the UK are thought to own a cryptoasset such as digital coins or non-fungible tokens.
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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.