All Government & politics articles – Page 46
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OpinionFormer lord chancellor is out but not down
Joshua Rozenberg interviews Robert Buckland QC MP.
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NewsNews focus: Barristers walk out of courts - can they win?
Criminal barristers stepped up their direct action over legal aid rates this week by walking out of courts across England and Wales. Their ‘strike’ appears rock-solid, but the government has given no indication yet that it is willing to come back to the negotiating table.
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NewsGovernment must strengthen laws against 'enablers', MPs say
Law firms ‘being used by kleptocrats and criminals to suppress evidence of their corruption’, committee warns.
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NewsMoJ to fast-track criminal legal aid fee increase
Government announcement comes three days after criminal barristers commenced strike action.
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OpinionWhy is Raab so keen to hand the SRA extra powers?
New fining limit has been rushed through to make it look as if the government is acting on 'enablers'.
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NewsRaab approves SRA fining powers increase to £25,000
'We’re freeing up the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to focus on the most serious breaches, such as those involving Russian sanctions.’
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NewsAG accused of ‘general attack’ on juries in Colston Four case
Court of Appeal asked to give guidance on criminal damage cases following acquittals.
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NewsSolicitors mull court walkouts over legal aid
Criminal defence lawyers unhappy about the government's reform package are already refusing to take on poorly paid work.
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NewsOn the picket line: Raab condemns strike as barristers down tools
Justice secretary condemns protests as Labour says strikes are the 'last thing the justice system needs'.
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NewsSilks accuse LCJ of 'intimidating' lawyers over court walkouts
QCs say independent office of lord chief justice risks being seen as doing job of a partisan enforcer for the government.
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News'Not in my day': Ken sits pretty
Lord Clarke of Nottingham appeared utterly at ease as he fondly recalled his time as David Cameron’s lord chancellor.
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FeatureTaking both sides
The government has not ruled out expanding the Public Defender Service in response to bar strike action. But with a dearth of information about the organisation’s performance, it is difficult to know what sort of impact an enlarged PDS could have, reports Catherine Baksi.
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OpinionDamning verdict on Raab’s Bill of Rights
It is, in one striking phrase, ‘a powerpoint of key messages…mashed together in a piece of legislation’.
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OpinionData: the wrong direction
Public Law Project outlines its main concerns following the government's response to the consultation 'Data: a new direction'.
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NewsGLD publicly fires back at 'derogatory' article
Government Legal Department says claims made about one of its lawyers are 'baseless, false and abusive'.
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NewsLCJ warns barristers over court walkouts
Judges told to refer non-attendances to senior presiding judge, who will consider whether to involve Bar Standards Board.
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News81-day wait for LPA registration
Government says staff are working day and night to tackle Covid backlog but acknowledges frustration over delays.
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NewsBill of Rights: 'Collision course with rule of law'
Law Society denounces measure ahead of introduction in parliament.
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NewsBill of Rights: Raab pledges ‘fundamental commitment’ to ECHR
Proposed measure will introduce a 'permission stage' to court claims.
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NewsSolicitors encouraged to join bar picket line
London practitioner group says it stands with colleagues at the criminal bar in legal aid fight.