All Government & politics articles – Page 209
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OpinionMoJ sees legal aid cuts as a job well done
Opponents can choose any adjective they like to describe LASPO, but the blows never seem to inflict any damage.
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NewsGovernment still playing ‘catch up’ on LASPO
PAC chair Margaret Hodge says it is ‘deeply disturbing’ that reforms were not based on evidence.
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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OpinionGrayling testing resolve of Tory lawyers
Former MP’s outburst shows the lord chancellor’s talent for alienating his natural supporters.
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Opinion
SARAH bill is poorly drafted
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill requires a court to consider whether an alleged wrongdoer was ‘acting heroically’.
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OpinionEnquiring into inquiries
Theresa May’s difficulty in finding someone to head a public inquiry into child abuse is symptomatic of deeper failures.
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NewsSociety hits out at new EU rules for mortgages
The Treasury has been tasked with implementing the EU mortgage credit directive by March 2016.
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsMoJ admits losing inquiry data discs
Lawyers tasked with finding out which personal details may have been passed on.
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NewsTribunal non-payments ‘a scandal’, says minister
Employers to be hit with new penalties for non-payment of employment tribunal awards.
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NewsSaatchi bill running out of time
Legislation clears House of Lords but faces struggle to be cleared before parliament breaks for election.
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NewsInsolvency costs cap does not fit – peer
At present, insolvency cases are exempted from the rules limiting the recovery of costs from a losing party.
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NewsCapita still failing to hit interpreter target
The Ministry of Justice said request completion between July and September was highest rate since the contract started in 2012.
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FeatureCriminal defence: the defiant ones
Criminal defence specialists are hurting and career prospects are bleak. But many retain the appetite to fight for a viable future.
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ProfileMoJ settles over religious discrimination
Duncan Burtwell acted for a Sikh lawyer who was refused entry to prison on a client visit because he had pins in his turban.
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OpinionChilcot approach crowds out the rule of law
The impression left by this protracted circus is that lawyers are there to protect the powerful and wealthy.
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NewsMPs urge probe of manorial rights law
Justice committee says Law Commission should examine question of abolishing ancient property rights.
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NewsProfessions in joint call for surveillance law reform
Law Society and Bar Council share concerns of social workers and journalists over Regulation of Investigative Powers Act.