All Government & politics articles – Page 96
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NewsBudget 2021: Stamp duty holiday extended until 30 June
Rishi Sunak outlines measures 'to turn generation rent into generation buy'.
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News'Landmark moment': attorney general goes on maternity leave
Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act rushed through parliament so Suella Braverman did not have to resign.
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News'Testament to their professionalism': CPS staff praised for working longer hours
Inspectors publish report from first ever assessment of Complex Casework Units.
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NewsCovid-19 confirmed at 95 courts in less than a month
Ministry of Justice says positive case does not indicate coronavirus was transmitted within a court building.
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NewsLegal aid can’t wait for a new government, says Lammy
Shadow justice secretary urges lord chancellor to deliver reform now.
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NewsMost judges do not feel valued by government - survey
Latest study of judicial attitudes shows only 9% of judges think ministers value them.
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NewsCivil liberties group unveils bill to replace 'dangerous' Coronavirus Act
Draft legislation would require ministers to publish regular impact assessments on remote proceedings.
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OpinionBudget 2021 predictions
The profession’s main focus will be on a budget that aids recovery from the pandemic.
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NewsPolice stations resume support for video remand hearings
Law Society welcomes joint funding arrangement between Ministry of Justice and Home Office.
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NewsRishi Sunak 'to extend stamp duty holiday'
Chancellor of the exchequer expected to announce three-month extension in the Budget next week.
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OpinionSeeing red
Announcement that UK residents who fail to disclose travel from a red list country will face up to 10 years' imprisonment has caused uproar.
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News18-year-olds would be treated as children under proposed court bill
Conservative MP and former magistrate Rob Butler says court date should not affect how a young person is treated.
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NewsLammy: 'My race review would go further today'
Shadow justice secretary says disproportionality in the criminal justice system has got worse.
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News‘Work from home’ guidance to remain until June at least
Government confirms that a return to office working where not essential will not come until final stage of roadmap.
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NewsConveyancing taskforce set up to manage digital transition
Law Society one of five members that will formulate and agree proposals to improve home buying and selling market.
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OpinionAn oven-ready specimen of judicial over-reach?
If the prime minister is looking for excuses to curb public law activity, he has been handed one on a plate.
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NewsCovid measures a template for ‘worse law’, former government legal chief warns
New regulations 'are not subject to any parliamentary scrutiny before they come into force and, typically, very little afterwards'.
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NewsSusanna McGibbon appointed Treasury solicitor
McGibbon is currently director general of the Government Legal Department and will take over from Peter Fish CB next month.
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NewsSunak urged to act ahead of March stamp duty cliff-edge
Thousands of transactions ongoing and may not be completed in time for stamp duty holiday.
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NewsCrime contract extension could delay legal aid review benefits
Legal Aid Agency decides not to commence tender for new contracts in April due to Covid-19 challenges.