All Government & politics articles – Page 12
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NewsHigh Court hears landmark legal aid challenge over school exclusion appeals
Claimant's lawyers say case is about access to justice in an 'important and sensitive area'.
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NewsInfected blood scandal: inquiry chair demands statutory duty of candour
Sir Brian Langstaff outlines key recommendations and calls for government to make a meaningful apology.
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News'Catalogue of failures' caused infected blood scandal - inquiry
Solicitor for 1,500 victims and their families says inquiry has delivered 'no-holds-barred, hard-hitting report'.
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NewsOperation Early Dawn 'effectively holding defendants incommunicado'
Emergency measure triggered by lord chancellor to ease prison capacity pressures left law firm in the dark over client.
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NewsLimitation period set to remain in child sexual abuse claims
MoJ rejects inquiry's recommendation that three-year restriction be abolished - but wants to reverse burden of proof.
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News'Operation Early Dawn': lawyers fear emergency measure could cause court chaos
Some defendants will remain in police cells instead of being taken to court.
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NewsCalls grow in parliament to extend SRA’s unlimited fining powers
House of Lords committee also suggests allowing the regulator to probe the actions of private investigators.
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NewsHome buying and selling: Mandate upfront information, MPs told
Industry bodies say provision of property information earlier in the process will speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs.
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NewsHome buying and selling inquiry: MPs to hear evidence from industry bodies
Home Buying and Selling Group and Conveyancing Association chiefs will give evidence in opening session.
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NewsSociety calls for Moscow sanctions clarity
In a submission to an inquiry on Russian Financial Sanctions, Chancery Lane also proposes that current disclosure obligations be reassessed.
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NewsEarly legal advice: MoJ report reveals pilot problems
Evaluation highlights need for better engagement with practitioners but says early legal advice could generate significant value for money.
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NewsInternational law a ‘living instrument’ - Chalk defends approach to illegal migration
Lord chancellor says rule of law can 'help us to protect our borders if we approach it in the right way'.
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NewsChalk: ‘growing case’ for review of Legal Services Act
Lord chancellor responds to concerns raised by House of Commons Justice Select Committee.
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NewsLAA to introduce 10-year flexible criminal legal aid contracts
Law Society says change will cut down on stress endured by solicitors during procurement process.
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NewsTwo SLAPP cases bound for SDT
SRA chief executive tells peers that, of 71 investigations into alleged strategic litigation against public participation, 48 ‘remain live’.
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OpinionPM with inside knowledge can transform prisons
If polls are to be believed, a KC will be PM by the end of the year. Starmer would be the most senior practising lawyer in modern times to lead the government.
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FeatureShow us the money
Windrush, contaminated blood, child sexual abuse – the state claims victims of high-profile scandals don’t need lawyers to secure proper compensation. Experience suggests otherwise, reports Eduardo Reyes.
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NewsIndependent BSB? That's for us to decide, Bar Council tells MPs
Justice committee raised suggestion of formal separation of representative and regulatory arms of the bar in a letter to the lord chancellor.
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NewsCompetition watchdog unveils guidance for unregulated legal providers
Competition and Markets Authority says businesses providing will-writing and online divorce should not make misleading comparisons with solicitors.