All Government & politics articles – Page 208
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OpinionLand Registry: let’s have a broader view
Plan to turn the registry into a ‘service delivery company’ deserves greater scrutiny.
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NewsGrayling defends JR intervention reforms
Justice secretary wants to prevent cases brought for ‘public relations’ reasons.
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OpinionWhy it’s right to be wary of outsourcing
Outsourcing to the private sector is not necessarily the solution to public sector problems.
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News
Land Registry ‘smoke and mirrors’
The row over the future of Land Registry of England and Wales heated up last week when the union representing agency staff accused the government of keeping secret plans for radical changes in its services. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) was responding to a government proposal to transform ...
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NewsCouncils opt for in-house to cope with cuts
Findings based on 60 responses to freedom of information requests show a startling divide in strategies for coping with financial regime.
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Opinion
Asbestos iceberg
The Mesothelioma Bill is welcome but will not go far enough in compensating victims, or in providing for those victims who are still to come.
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OpinionBicycle thieves’ days should be numbered
Obtaining access to a simple database is a steep uphill ride.
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OpinionCybersecurity – an urgent priority
The latest Snowden revelations should make law firms think seriously about data protection.
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NewsFracking law will ‘radically interfere with rights’
At present, energy companies require the homeowner’s permission before carrying out drilling.
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FeatureChanges to extradition law
The proposed amendments contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
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NewsWatchdog warning for troubled MoJ IT project
Complexity of shared services programme already delayed by 18 months still an issue, says NAO.
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NewsMoJ site targeted by hackers
Hackers target MoJ site through a distributed denial-of-service attack.
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NewsLawyers face criminal probe over private investigators
Information commissioner tells parliament he is in contact with SRA.
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Law Report
Procedure
The Divisional Court dismissed the claimant trade union’s application for judicial review of the defendant lord chancellor’s decision to introduce a fees regime for bringing and pursuing claims in the employment tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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Opinion
Registry fears
I cannot see what will be gained (perhaps apart from revenue, which is not always guaranteed) by bringing in a private company.
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ProfileLib Dem harassment controversy
Lawrence Davies is acting for two women who claim that former Liberal Democrat chief executive Lord Rennard sexually harassed them.
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News
Shared parenting clarification
A House of Lords amendment to the Children and Families Bill clarified that the concept of shared parenting does not imply any particular division of a child’s time.
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NewsJudicial battle over registry remit
Consultation coincides with proposals to turn Land Registry into a ‘service delivery company’.