All Government & politics articles – Page 135
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NewsGovernment suffers another defeat over criminal records disclosure
Supreme Court judgment offers promise of a fresh start for thousands and could benefit children issued with cautions.
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NewsUrgent campaign to save 'crumbling' criminal justice system
Likelihood of a fair trial is diminishing, says Chancery Lane, as new film highlights why everyone should care about rule of law.
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NewsLandlords should not call the tune on housing court, says Law Society
Solicitors’ representative body says the case has not been made for a specialist court.
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NewsJack Shepherd solicitor receives death threat
Criminal defence specialist says letter threatens his family and to firebomb his firm.
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NewsYoung legal aid lawyers urged to take their MPs to work
Practitioner group wants politicians and the public to see what is happening on the ground.
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NewsCompensate solicitors over IT failure, Society urges MoJ
Justice minister Lucy Frazer says disruption caused by 'infrastructure failure in supplier's data centre'.
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NewsHome-buying reservation agreements to be tested this year
Housing minister Heather Wheeler says home buyers and sellers should have 'skin in the game'.
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NewsCPS can take no more cuts - attorney general
Geoffrey Cox QC grilled in parliament about failings - but says critics are exaggerating.
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NewsMoJ rejects hack speculation as efforts continue to end IT disruption
Digital specialist suggests ageing infrastructure is a major problem for the department.
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NewsEconomic crime reform ‘grinds to halt’
Ministry of Justice dragging feet two years after consultation - as Lords report on Bribery Act looms.
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NewsDomestic abuse bill to ban family court cross-examination
Landmark measure will also introduce the first statutory definition of domestic abuse to include economic abuse.
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NewsSimplify 1,100 pages of immigration rules - Law Commission
Rules have become highly prescriptive, too long, complicated and difficult to follow, proposals state.
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News'Major service degradation': criminal justice email system goes down
IT fix will involve temporarily deleting practitioners' inboxes, which will take up to two weeks to restore.
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NewsSolicitor ‘no longer needed’: MoJ rolls out online probate service
System has its place - but only for administering simple estates, solicitors warn.
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NewsLegal aid for welfare benefits plummets over a decade
Justice minister Lucy Frazer QC says the LASPO review will be published 'shortly'.
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NewsFirms step up no-deal preparations after Brexit vote
Default option is that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March, with or without a deal, legal specialists warn.
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NewsSRA joins new taskforce to rid UK of 'dirty money' reputation
Home Office and Treasury say taskforce will scrutinise performance in dealing with economic crime. But lawyers remain sceptical.
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NewsReady, set, GO: 'enhanced' Wi-Fi for criminal courts
GovWifi account will enable visitors to access network in 31 buildings.
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NewsGovernment under fire for failure to check probate 'stealth tax' costs
Solicitors for the Elderly says government has given ‘limited consideration’ to how proposals will work.
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NewsGovernment 'exploring alternatives' to short prison sentences
Cautious welcome for justice minister Rory Stewart's proposal.