All Government & politics articles – Page 195
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NewsGrayling pushes late change to JR plans
Bar dismisses concession on costs that interveners must pay as ‘empty gesture’.
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'Give LIPs universal access to legal advice', MoJ told
New report examines impact of legal aid cuts in private family law cases.
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NewsCommons braced for JR vote
Lobbying under way as MPs prepare to debate part four of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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NewsTribunal powers a ‘lawyers’ charter’, say peers
The Consumer Rights Bill will give the Competition Appeal Tribunal power to hear collective claims and approve collective settlements.
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OpinionTransatlantic trade deal: a tipping point?
The legal profession has an opportunity to ensure the deal supports access to justice.
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NewsRoyal commission on prison policy proposed
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC wants an end to the ‘perverse’ outcomes of politicians setting sentencing policy.
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NewsTreasury presses on with direct tax recovery
Government insists ‘robust new safeguards’ will address concerns raised in consultation.
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NewsMoJ ‘out of touch with reality’ over cuts – spending watchdog
National Audit Office report finds savings on track – but the government did not understand wider impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsGovernment waits on simplifying ‘complex’ ADR landscape
Alternative dispute resolution must be widely available for consumer disputes by July 2015.
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OpinionNumber-crunchers nail ‘fat-cat lawyer’ myth
What does a ‘typical’ solicitor earn? Less than politicians with an axe to grind would have you believe.
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OpinionWrong time to put justice above politics
Two distinguished legal commentators call for a royal commission on the penal system. That’s unlikely to happen.
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OpinionLawyers, secrets and spies
Safeguards apply when the security services intercept information protected by privilege, but are they adequate?
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OpinionEntering troubled waters
A shift in policy on the rescue of persons in distress at sea raises urgent questions of international law.
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NewsMoJ admits no extra funding to support witnesses in court
The government will pay £24m over two years to Citizens Advice – the same amount it currently gives to Victim Support.
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NewsCancer Research UK voices opposition to Saatchi bill
Charity warns of ‘risk of unintended consequences’.
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OpinionDithering over offences against the person
A new consultation is seeking views on how to - finally - reform the archaic Offences against the Person Act 1861.
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NewsPrisoner-lawyer calls recorded, Grayling admits
Investigation promised into recordings of conversations made from prison.
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NewsLord chancellor denied relief over missed deadline
Although delay did not affect any pre-existing court timetable, delay in service prevented start of the pleadings process.
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NewsBar Conference: Moses targets Grayling on ‘rule of law’
Retired appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses berates government over dearth of legal knowledge and law officer sackings.
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OpinionConfronting the constitution
The issues surrounding the future of the UK constitution are too big to be decided by political cliques.