All Government & politics articles – Page 58
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NewsVideo-witnessed wills extended until 2024
Law Society says temporary measure has been useful option for solicitors during pandemic.
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NewsMinister dismisses concerns about City firm’s role in Post Office compensation
MP says Post Office package is ‘strikingly similar’ to largely discredited Lloyds HBOS scheme worked on by same law firm.
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NewsCriminal bar explores appetite for action over legal aid
Representative body asks if barristers should take action if the government fails to make Valentine's Day commitment.
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OpinionIs the Nationality and Borders Bill just another example of bad law-making?
The bill poses a unique threat to both access to justice and the rule of law.
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NewsPeers urged to back 'health needs screening' for remote proceedings
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to be debated in House of Lords today.
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News'Hillsborough Law' seeks to curb legal spend by public bodies at inquests
Labour mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram urge government to support new campaign.
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NewsUse of secondary legislation ‘dangerous for democracy’, peers warn
A lack of legislative scrutiny is ‘turning parliament into a graveyard of democracy’, the House of Lords hears.
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NewsJoint practitioner group mooted to fight legal aid cuts
Edward Henry QC says Criminal Practitioner Association could wield the 'hard stick' during government negotiations.
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NewsIncrease in judicial retirement age could help diversity, MPs told
Raising the mandatory limit would present ‘a huge opportunity’ for women and late starters, former lord chancellor says.
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NewsHMCTS spends £236m on troubled case management system
Figures for implementing Common Platform programme revealed in written parliamentary answer.
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NewsDomestic abuse victims to be given more time to go to the police
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will move six-month window for a prosecution to commence.
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NewsFormer lord chancellor to become Sir Robert Buckland
New Year Honours also go to Clifford Chance partner Stephen Reese and DLA Piper MD Sandra Wallace.
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NewsBar chair accuses lord chancellor of being ‘thin-skinned’ over failure to meet
Derek Sweeting QC tells the Guardian that Dominic Raab’s attitude is ‘counterproductive and perhaps a bit of a thin-skinned approach’.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency reissues accounts after spotting £26.3m error
In latest version of annual report, chief executive says error did not affect provider payments.
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NewsAttempted murder victim’s address ‘inappropriately given’ to perpetrator
The Ministry of Justice’s annual report reveals 16 ‘data incidents’ in the year to March, which potentially impacted nearly 5,500 people.
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NewsTougher criminal sentences contributing to the courts backlog - new bar chair
The public should be told ‘the true consequences’ of politicians' attempts to appear tough on crime, Mark Fenhalls QC says.
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NewsFive solicitors among 101 QC appointments
Queen also approves appointment of four solicitors as honorary QCs.
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NewsJudges' pay to be reviewed following Covid pause
Lord chancellor says review body must consider affordability of any recommendations.
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NewsTaylor Wimpey pledges to remove 'unwarranted' leasehold terms
Competition watchdog warns it will take legal action against other developers who 'fail to do the right thing'.
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NewsNew crime contracts a critical 'pressure point' for defenders
Bar chief says serious promises and decisions needed early next year to stop solicitors quitting criminal legal aid.