All Government & politics articles – Page 9
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SRA woos Tories in Manchester
Solicitors Regulation Authority board chair included in line-up at Conservative party conference fringe event.
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Labour pledges 'repair job' for justice - but no extra money
Shadow justice secretary cautious about making any spending pledges in 'fiscally constricted' environment.
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Female figureheads chart their journeys into law
More than 200 people listen to Susanna McGibbon and Lubna Shuja discuss their careers.
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News focus: Mixed messages on the law at the Conservative conference
Law and order took centre state but the lord chancellor and home secretary strruck very different notes on the law and lawyers
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Labour Party seeks trial delay to avoid General Election clash
Case relates to leaked internal report on anti-semitism.
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'Reduce your climate impact,' conveyancing body tells members
Helping the government reach net zero targets is one of two new Conveyancing Association member pledges.
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Conservatives: law and order take centre stage
Speeches by justice secretary Alex Chalk and home secretary Suella Braverman draw a big audience.
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SRA 'holds itself accountable', Conservatives told
Solicitors Regulation Authority chief cautions against regulators being individually accountable to government.
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Chalk promises 'Jade's Law' controls on killer parents
Alex Chalk will outline 'Jade's Law' in first conference speech as lord chancellor and justice secretary today.
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Feature
Sunset clauses
Rishi Sunak’s policy shifts on the environment seem destined for the courts. Meanwhile, lawyers are aiming to make every contract a ‘climate contract’, reports Maria Shahid.
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Conservatives: housing courts could tackle anti-social behaviour
Cases involving anti-social behaviour in 'crumbling' civil justice system taking 18 months to reach trial.
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Legal aid pay boost for Illegal Migration Act work
Government says 15% increase represents fair recognition for new expectations of lawyers.
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Criminal court backlog hits record high of almost 65,000 cases
Law Society says delays faced by victims and defendants are unacceptable.
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Solicitor safety: Home Office 'regularly reviews' immigration language
Immigration Law Practitioners' Association wrote to Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman about 'climate of hostility'.
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Tribunal deals pensions blow to judges
Recorders compulsorily enrolled in different pension scheme when they were appointed circuit judges.
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Law Society warns MoJ on legal aid for tenants
Chancery Lane says purely digital distribution of advice leaflet could affect take-up of housing loss prevention support.
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Opinion
Lawyers are exasperated by net zero U-turns
Environmental law experts give their verdict as Sunak junks key parts of the government’s existing climate change policies.