All Government & politics articles – Page 18
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OpinionPACCAR: government's proposed remedy is far too narrow
The role of litigation funding is now under serious threat, a former chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal writes.
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News‘Veil of secrecy’ to be lifted over trust ownership of land
Consultation proposals include ‘maximalist approach’ of making all information public by default.
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NewsHousing legal aid: early advice scheme handles 79 claims in first few weeks
Law Society says latest government data highlights need to address holistically problems faced by tenants at risk of eviction.
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NewsBusy competition watchdog creates deputy GC post
Competition and Markets Authority's workload and responsibilities are expected to grow even more next year.
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NewsJudicial salaries: Chalk urges review to consider ‘affordability’
Major review of the judicial salary structure will be commissioned after recruitment of a new judicial lead and permanent chair.
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NewsSolicitors divided on wills reform to tackle 'predatory' marriages
Four in 10 lawyers think Wills Act 1837 should be changed to stop marriages and civil partnerships automatically revoking a will.
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NewsLand Registry assurance check 'will not shift liability on to conveyancers'
Solicitors would be required to provide assurance that certain application details are true and accurate.
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NewsPaper wills could be destroyed under proposed storage reforms
Ministry of Justice proposing to replace paper documents with digitised versions to bring down annual £4.5m storage cost.
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NewsNo widespread systemic failure in legal aid, government tells High Court
Lawyers for Ministry of Justice say 'capacity challenges' in small number of areas are actively being managed.
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News'Degrading and demoralising': High Court hears evidence from criminal legal aid solicitors
Criminal Law Solicitors' Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association are interested parties in Law Society legal challenge.
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NewsSolicitors will not see £16m for police station work anytime soon, High Court hears
Law Society's lawyers say process for distributing extra cash - initially set aside for training grants, PDS expansion and LGFS reform - could take at least a year.
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NewsMoJ to move 50 civil service jobs to Wales
Wrexham is the main Welsh beneficiary of the latest acceleration in the Places for Growth relocation programme.
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NewsHigh Court showdown over criminal legal aid
Judges hear dispute over government's decision not to raise fees by the minimum 15% recommended by the Bellamy review.
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OpinionViolence in court
A disgruntled spouse in hot pursuit of a fleeing judge through the corridors of a courthouse sounds like something from a Carry On film. In reality, the scene which played out at Milton Keynes last week could hardly be a less appropriate prompt for ribaldry.
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NewsEmergency Rwanda bill: expect legal challenges, lawyers warn
Home secretary unable to state with certainty that bill is compatible with European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsNew Rwanda treaty - but Society remains concerned
Chancery Lane says it is unclear how new agreement overcomes last month's Supreme Court ruling.
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NewsCPS chief inspector 'disappointed' on custody time limit progress
Latest inspection finds only 15% of case progression logs are being kept up to date, down from 40% in 2021.
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OpinionThinking the ‘unthinkable’
I wish the Office for Budget Responsibility had been around when I was a young reporter.
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NewsIn focus: Commons justice committee probes regulation – is the LSB overreaching?
As MPs cast a critical gaze over the Legal Services Act, the Legal Services Board came under fire last week.
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NewsCriminal bar chief welcomes IPP sentence reform
Rehabilitated offenders serving their sentence in the community will be able to get their licence reviewed after three years.