All Government & politics articles – Page 90
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NewsSocial care warning over 'rushed' JR consultation
Short timetable for judicial review responses puts older people and those with disabilities at a disadvantage, lord chancellor told.
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NewsEmergency Covid powers are becoming routine, warns ex-legal chief
The elimination of parliamentary scrutiny has become normalised, according to Sir Jonathan Jones QC.
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NewsStatistics regulator asked to urgently review JR data
Public Law Project says government's proposed reforms are based on 'obviously flawed' statistic.
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NewsPeers vote to grant veterans exemption from six-year claim longstop
MPs will reconsider amendments to Overseas Operations Bill amid concerns about creating a two-tier system.
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News‘No room for complacency’ in City rebound, says lobby group
Professional services will play a vital role in economic growth following pandemic.
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NewsOverseas investment curbs could hit legitimate business, Law Society warns
Peers are to vote on amendments to the National Security and Investment Bill at the Lords report stage today.
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NewsDepartment for Education refuses to budge on JR disclosure
Gavin Williamson's department rejects fresh FOI request to disclose submission to Independent Review of Administrative Law.
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NewsLate bid to scrap six-year limit in Overseas Operations Bill
One of the final chances to make changes to legislation affecting injured veterans’ ability to claim.
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OpinionFirst they came for Essex Court Chambers
Solicitors need help to navigate the perils that exist between client wishes and the clamour of public policy or the strong arm of a powerful state.
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NewsUN commissioner urges changes to forces claims bill
Six-year limit could adversely affect rights to remedy, redress and access to justice, human rights watchdog says.
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NewsExclusive: Trial 'blitz' and vaccinated magistrates to tackle court backlog
Judiciary and HMCTS set out details of 'ambitious' five-point action plan in document seen by the Gazette.
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News'No evidence' behind Whitehall's attack on JR lawyers
Lawyers accused of inflating cost bills and inviting 'abuse of process' with pre-action protocol letter templates.
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NewsPolice bill makes provision for remote juries, MoJ reveals
Impact assessment moots possibility of jurors participating in trial via live video link.
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NewsPay review for non-legal tribunal members
Lord chancellor requests fees which will 'enable the recruitment and retention of high-calibre individuals’.
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NewsMoJ could face judicial review - over JR reform consultation
London firm Bindmans says consultation on proposals to reform the process is 'ludicrously short'.
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NewsDefence solicitors to be paid for engaging early with prosecutors
Ministry of Justice backs down on need for practitioners to obtain a written agreement to claim fee.
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News'Chilling impact': summary of Whitehall submissions to public law review published
Concerns about direction of travel, costs and claimant behaviour within judicial review process highlighted in 21-page document.
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NewsCouncil lawyers prepare to lose virtual meetings despite court challenge
Judges will decide if local authorities can continue to hold meetings remotely after 6 May.
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OpinionCovid certificates - there is no right answer
The biggest question of all: the conflict between the right to go about one’s business freely and the right to go about one’s business safely.