All Government & politics articles – Page 109
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OpinionFarewell Gauke, friend of the judiciary – for now
Lord chancellor hopes that by resigning from the government, rather than signing up to a no-deal Brexit, he will be well placed to return.
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NewsLawyers say HMCTS chief wrong about 15-minute video slots
Susan Acland-Hood told MPs there is no standard operating procedure - but solicitors say they don't have enough time to take proper instructions.
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NewsMoJ set to decide on second wave of personal injury reform
Proposals divided industry when they went to consultation back in 2017.
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NewsWe have to be careful with legal aid, PM warns
Theresa May says a quarter of the Ministry of Justice budget is spent on legal aid.
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News‘The public like it’ - Judges back digital justice progress
Senior judiciary also seek to address misplaced concerns at appearance before MPs.
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NewsLabour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice
New route for redress proposed after party told that solicitors are warning leaseholders not to use tribunals.
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NewsHale risks political storm by questioning legislation before parliament
Baroness Deech's Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill has passed through the Lords and is now before the elected chamber.
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NewsGet ready for another lord chancellor
David Gauke says he’ll jump before he’s pushed if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency seeks to reduce dependency on troubled billing system
A service called 'Apply for Legal Aid' will be introduced next year.
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NewsConveyancers escape censure over leasehold concerns
Government says code of conduct is clear that clients' interests must be protected.
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NewsGauke woos judges with Mansion House attack on ‘populists’
Lord chancellor warns of growing distrust of judiciary and other institutions.
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NewsJohnson prosecutor revealed vexatious political motives, judges rule
High Court publishes reasons for overturning magistrate's decision to commit Boris Johnson MP for trial.
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NewsSerco subsidiary to pay £19.2m for lying to MoJ about tagging profits
SFO says contractor ‘engaged in a converted effort to lie to the Ministry of Justice in order to profit unlawfully at the expense of UK taxpayers’.
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NewsHenry VIII powers not appropriate: disagreement over divorce bill
Law Society and family law group Resolution differ over making changes to legislation.
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NewsGovernment pledges to cut wedding red tape - as wait for divorce gets longer
Couples are waiting up to four months longer than they would have had to in 2015 to get a decree nisi.
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NewsLabour urged to 'step up and defend legal aid legacy'
Party supporters want to see a fully funded system in the next manifesto.
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NewsGovernment loses bid to take judges' pension dispute to Supreme Court
Treasury says it will now consider how best to compensate those affected by pension changes, which could cost the taxpayer £4bn a year.
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NewsCouples face record 59-week wait for a divorce
Ministry of Justice says regional divorce centres are processing a backlog of older cases.
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NewsMoJ publishes four-year-old research on unrepresented defendants
Report based on interviews with 15 judges and six prosecutors conducted in 2015.
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NewsPeers rein in government over sweeping Online Court powers
Government has also admitted that the courts and tribunals estate is being kept under review.