All Government & politics articles – Page 98
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NewsCriminal legal aid: MoJ proposes pre-charge engagement fee
Profession has until 25 January to respond to latest consultation on criminal legal aid.
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NewsCourt security seized 83,000 weapons in last three years
Thousands of knives and two firearms were brought onto HMCTS estate in 2019/20.
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NewsLabour demands answers from Buckland over legal aid review
Shadow justice team concerned over lack of 'meaningful progress' two years since announcement.
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NewsTimetable set out for judicial review and Human Rights Act reform
Lord chancellor says Royal commission pledged in election manifesto was not the best way to deal with 'sensitive' issues.
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NewsCovid-19 operating hours 'will not continue beyond June 2021'
HM Courts & Tribunals Service issues fresh pledge as it extends consultation deadline by four days.
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NewsSociety welcomes change of heart on 'lawbreaker' clauses
Announcement followed news of a deal over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
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News'Extremely worrying': suspects wrongly released under investigation
Inspectors identify domestic abuse and sexual offences cases where bail with conditions should have been used.
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NewsAcland-Hood leaves courts & tribunals service for good
Former chief executive of HMCTS accepts role as permanent secretary at Department for Education.
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NewsSociety ex-president to sit on HRA review
Simon Davis, immediate past president of the Law Society, among two solicitors named today.
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NewsBuckland unveils Human Rights Act review
Government does not have any preconceived ideas, lord chancellor insists.
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NewsBuckland and Patel work to resolve virtual remand hearings crisis
Officials have carried out 'intensive work' to identify practical solutions after police withdrew support.
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NewsLatest Wales travel restrictions fuel enforcement concerns
Law Society in Wales says measures to curb Covid must be reasonable and practically enforceable.
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NewsJudiciary has not lost sight of its proper role, insists former SC justice
Lord Carnwath says there is no need for legislative intervention on judicial review and ‘still less for codification’.
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NewsHale: Covid regulations should not have been introduced during parliamentary recess
Former Supreme Court justices asked about government's use of emergency powers in Lords evidence session.
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NewsExtended operating hours 'misunderstood', says lord chief justice
Government currently consulting on widening Covid-19 operating hours to more courts.
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NewsTrial listed in 2023? Not true, Buckland tells MPs
Cases being listed for 2022 but lord chancellor says he is optimistic about bringing down Crown court backlog.
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NewsHale and Sumption to be grilled on Covid emergency powers
Former Supreme Court justices have criticised government's handling of the pandemic.
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NewsDisclosure deterioration: inspectors issue stark warning to CPS and police
Crown Prosecution Service watchdog says criminal justice system cannot afford more delays and inefficiency.
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NewsNew MPs may need lesson in constitutional boundaries, says lord chief
Clash over parliamentarians' letter to judges shows the 'need to respect independence of the judiciary'.
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News'Apologies Bill' aims to take the heat out of disputes
Conservative backbencher wants the law changed so apologies are not regarded as admissions of liability.