All Government & politics articles – Page 57
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News
Software billionaire loses bid to delay decision on US extradition
High Court refuses Mike Lynch’s judicial review to allow home secretary to delay decision on his extradition to the US.
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Braverman: 'Virtue' in having a political attorney general
Government's chief law officer says she is unaware of concerns among lawyers about her role.
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Magistrates told to stay silent as lawyers mount 'disrespectful' attacks
National leadership magistrate discussed negative reaction to sentencing powers increase with lord chief justice.
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High Court grants chancellor a £600m windfall
Judge finds that the rules of a century-old charitable trust may be varied under the cy-près doctrine.
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'Unwarranted hostility': Magistrates' chief fires back at critics
Bev Higgs says reaction to sentencing power increase 'disappointing' as government seeks to recruit 4,000 new magistrates.
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MP calls for windfall tax on libel firms
UK to join Council of Europe initiative against ‘SLAPP’ lawsuits, minister reveals.
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Opinion
An illegal route for the Nationality and Borders Bill
The Home Office has some proposed laws on immigration and asylum – it just doesn’t have a legal system it should try to put them in.
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CPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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Government to move crypto legislation
Around 2.3 million people in the UK are thought to own a cryptoasset such as digital coins or non-fungible tokens.
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MoJ criticised for not prioritising work to support female offenders
National Audit Office chief says lack of clear goals makes it hard to evaluate progress.
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Bellamy: legal aid crisis 'more parlous' for solicitors
Criminal legal aid review chief tells MPs solicitors have seen fee cuts 'for as long as anyone can remember'.
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'No going back': Criminal bar gives resounding 'yes' to direct action
Government given until Valentine's Day to commit to substantially increasing legal aid funding.
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Magistrates to get power to impose one-year jail terms to cut backlog
Measure announced by lord chancellor Dominic Raab will free up an estimated 2,000 Crown court days annually.
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Conveyancers told to 'get ready' for fee increase
New Land Registry charges will apply to applications submitted on or after 31 January.
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Second government cash boost for family mediation
Ministry of Justice announces further £1.2m of vouchers to keep family disputes away from court.
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Government breached duty over solicitor-judge's disability struggles
Reading Employment Tribunal delivers judgment in case brought by Zorina Nadine Clarkson Palomares.
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High Court dismisses JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Mr Justice Calver rules that the lord chancellor’s operation of a free legal advice scheme is not unlawful.
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‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts unlawful, High Court rules
Mrs Justice O’Farrell says the relevant companies’ offers ‘justified priority treatment on [their] merits’.
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Feature
Extending the time limit for common assault offences in a domestic context
What does this mean and is it more style over substance?
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News
‘Self-interest’ of lawyers is blocking clin neg reform, MPs hear
Former health secretary continues to argue for non-adversarial system as used elsewhere in the world.