All Government & politics articles – Page 77
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OpinionSummary of Whitehall submissions to public law review? No thanks
Robert Buckland MP says summarised version will give everyone a 'clear view' of submissions.
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NewsSociety raises concern over JR proposal on ouster clauses
Chancery Lane says government must remain answerable to the law like the rest of us.
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NewsProtest laws ‘a mess’, says joint committee
Joint Committee on Human Rights says the right to protest has not been protected during lockdown.
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NewsJR reform: Buckland to 'go further' than Faulks review
Lawyers voice concern that reforms go beyond what Independent Review of Adminstrative Law recommended.
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NewsBuckland announces JR reforms to keep judges away from politics
Independent review found courts were increasingly considering the merits of government decisions.
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News‘Act of spite’: Lord Reed decries proposals to change Supreme Court's name
Changing the Supreme Court’s name would degrade its reputation internationally, says top judge.
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NewsLAA reviewing Covid-19 contingency arrangements
Legal Aid Agency says it is working with providers to see which changes will continue.
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NewsPolice bill clears first hurdle in parliament
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 359 votes to 263.
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NewsWork with locals in hunt for Nightingale courts, HMCTS told
Regional officials do not know what is happening in their own areas, justice committee hears.
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NewsCriminal bar calls for 120,000 Crown court sitting days
Association says Ministry of Justice and HM Treasury will agree final budget this week.
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News'Divisive nonsense': Labour to vote against police bill
David Lammy MP says bill could lead to harsher penalties for damaging a statue than for attacking a woman.
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NewsFaulks review on JR to be published this week
Government will reportedly seek to stop the automatic referral of judicial review cases to senior judges.
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NewsA solicitor general is not just for Christmas
Lucy Frazer's 77 days as the attorney general's deputy in 2019 isn't a record for brevity.
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NewsHMCTS apologises for CVP connection problems
Some people were unable to connect to court via the cloud video platform.
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NewsBuckland and Patel drum up support for 'historic' police bill
Conservative Party subscribers asked to complete an 'Official Criminal Justice Survey'.
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News'Kicking the can down the road': eviction ban extended
Law Society warns that more tenants could be evicted over substantial rent arrears accrued during the pandemic.
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NewsPolice bill: Bail changes could fail crime victims, says Law Society
The criminal justice system needs more funding to deliver on promises of new legislation, according to representative body.
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NewsAttorney general's maternity leave prompts Ministry of Justice reshuffle
Prison and legal aid briefs change hands after justice minister Lucy Frazer appointed solicitor general.
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NewsJustice bill: ‘Crackdown won't turn around decades of underfunding’
Criminal justice system needs more than ‘cosmetic’ alterations, lawyers say in response to 'restore confidence' bill.
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NewsInspectors warn over court recovery consequences for victims
Report says several trials are being listed for the same time slot or no date is set at all.