All Government & politics articles – Page 30
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NewsBuckland to combine work as MP with new law firm job
Former lord chancellor takes on part time role as head of policy and senior counsel.
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NewsBraverman confident asylum bill will be lawful
Home secretary says new bill will radically narrow number of challenges and appeals that can suspend removals.
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NewsRaab keeps his own counsel as judges sweat
Dominic Raab doesn’t appear to like lawyers much, despite being one himself. But has this seemingly reflex hostility degenerated into outright provocation? Gazette columnist and legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg reported last month that more than 11,000 serving or former part-time judges in England and Wales stand to lose pension benefits ...
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NewsNews focus: Hillsborough families are unimpressed by public advocate plan
Critics of Dominic Raab’s proposed Independent Public Advocate say it will lack the power, authority and resources to hold the government and public bodies properly to account after a major disaster.
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NewsJudges' pension rights will be preserved, Raab confirms
Lord chancellor acknowledges uncertainty around legislative framework gave rise to concern from judicial office-holders.
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NewsLegal aid 'hurdle' removed for domestic abuse applicants
Doctors can now submit letters of evidence following a video or telephone consultation.
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NewsBuckland: 'Fast track' Law Commission bills for 'good law'
Former lord chancellor calls on government to ‘look again’ at how bills could go straight from second to third readings without need for full committee stage.
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NewsLPA reforms 'will generate legal services competition'
Government-backed bill will allow chartered legal executives to certify a copy of a power of attorney.
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NewsHillsborough families demand more after MoJ proposes disaster support
Justice secretary says panel will ‘signpost’ victims of disasters to sources of help.
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NewsLegal aid: Society seeks permission to challenge Raab in court
Chancery Lane says it will do everything in its power to secure fair deal for solicitors on criminal legal aid fees.
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NewsElection court awards costs against petitioner in 'dates bribe' case
Petitioner 'had the audacity to issue these proceedings in the knowledge that the allegations quite properly made by the respondents... were truthful.'
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NewsMoJ opts against payment reform to Mental Capacity Act
Legislation will not be changed to make it easier for parents to access matured child savings accounts.
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NewsCriminal legal aid decline resumes
Government data shows provider numbers have been falling following surge when crime contracts began.
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NewsNews focus: Is the courts reform programme working? Nobody knows
HMCTS does not know if its £1.3bn courts reform programme is on track or achieving the efficiencies intended, according to public spending watchdogs. A dearth of routine data is a major reason.
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OpinionHMCTS was forewarned about the risk of digital courts
Rather than dismissing critics as Luddites the MoJ should have listened to court users.
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NewsOnly 22 housing possession cases referred to mediation pilot
Review reveals communication barriers and absence of legal advice contributed to low take-up.
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OpinionCommon platform fails to deliver
It is not a case of users adapting, but providers reviewing a dysfunctional system that may have been launched too soon.
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NewsCommon platform failure led to 35 defendants not being electronically tagged
National Audit Office report reveals extent of problems that have hit troubled courts case management system.
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NewsExpect to wait longer on the phone, Land Registry warns ahead of strike
Industrial action by union members next week will affect customer service teams.