All Government & politics articles – Page 97
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News‘Supercourt’ unveiled for Manchester alongside host of new Nightingale sites
Walls to be knocked down in Manchester Crown Court and hotels and event spaces converted.
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NewsEviction ban extended until end of March
Housing lawyers remain concerned that tenants could be evicted over Covid-related rent arrears.
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NewsLandmark report paints bleak picture of criminal legal aid
Evidence combining data from representative bodies and Legal Aid Agency will inform independent review.
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NewsLegal comrades show Starmer the red card
Labour leader is ‘demonstrably not a socialist’, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers declares.
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NewsDigital ID 'trust framework' to speed up conveyancing
Homebuyers could create a single digital identity which can be shown to banks, estate agents and solicitors.
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NewsDefendant with Covid symptoms unable to call court
Justice committee told pandemic-hit justice system is causing uncertainty and anxiety for clients.
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News'Token gesture': solicitors criticise £3.5bn cladding intervention
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick says new measures will get home buying and selling back on track.
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NewsLaw Commission revisits proposals amid 'hate crime at home' furore
Commission says 'poorly targeted' exemption would not have protected private conversation in the family car.
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NewsHome Office rejects appeal over public law review evidence
Department says 'safe space' required to formulate policy proposals as Gazette receives more FOI refusals.
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NewsPossession suspensions 'put neighbours at risk'
Solicitor highlights wider impact of anti-social behaviour after securing eviction permission from court.
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NewsScrapped? HMCTS says Covid-19 operating hours 'under review'
Latest operational update suggests the controversial model is not dead yet.
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OpinionMaternity leave? You'll have to resign
A bill that will let the attorney general take maternity leave is long overdue.
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NewsConveyancers need list of approved digital ID suppliers, Land Registry told
Law Society says solicitors do not have knowledge to know which product meets 'safe harbour' requirements.
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NewsPeers accuse government of breaking Covid eviction promise
House of Lords, by a majority, agrees amendment declaring regret over changes to the definition of rent arrears.
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NewsDomestic Abuse Bill: calls for data 'firewall' to protect migrant women
Peers say victims reluctant to go to police because their personal data can be shared with the Home Office.
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NewsFaulks hands in his findings on judicial review
Ministry of Justice says it will respond to the Independent Review of Administrative Law 'in due course'.
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NewsSlater and Gordon backs care home public inquiry
National firm backs calls by campaign group for inquiry into government’s handling of pandemic.
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ProfileMy legal life: Manjinder Singh Kang, Kang & Co Solicitors
Solicitor and director, Birmingham.
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OpinionSwift condemnation of Labour’s jury proposal is unwarranted
A temporary reduction in the number of jurors in a case should be given proper and reasoned consideration.
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NewsLateral flow testing to be offered at Manchester court for next four weeks
If the result comes back positive, court users will be asked to leave court and 'return home quickly'.