All Government & politics articles – Page 96
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NewsBuckland 'should use LASPO powers' to save firms
Practitioner group makes three key demands in a briefing paper prepared for the government.
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NewsSafety guidance for conveyancers to help restart housing market
Law Society says solicitors ready to help stalled house moves as long as it complies with public health requirements.
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NewsLaw centres invited to apply for grants from £5m coronavirus pot
Community Justice Fund set up to help social welfare specialists includes £2.4m from the government.
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NewsConveyancers cautiously welcome housing market reboot
Firms fear transactions will remain difficult to complete despite government announcement.
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NewsLand Registry investigating service outage cause
Business e-services portal among areas hit by access issues.
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NewsHMCTS to test 'block listing' in magistrates' court
Firms would be given dedicated amount of time for their cases to be heard in one go.
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NewsShadow legal aid minister calls for claims limit to be lifted
Karl Turner says funds are not freely available to firms doing certain complex work.
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NewsImmigration president reminds Home Office of judicial independence
UK visas and immigration director expressed surprise at the level of bail granted recently.
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News'Tin-eared claptrap': Bar Council criticised for law centre statement
Representative body says it did not mean to cause offence with the 'unclear phrasing'.
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NewsFrontloading immigration work 'will drive firms out of business'
More than 200 practitioners write to Legal Aid Agency over funding concerns amid changes in response to pandemic.
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NewsLawyers urged to offer free 20-minute domestic abuse support
Support service for parents going through family courts says growing number of calls features domestic abuse.
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NewsLaw centres given £5.4m to survive pandemic
Ministry of Justice says demand for social welfare advice is expected to grow.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Simon Creighton, Bhatt Murphy
Founding partner, Bhatt Murphy Solicitors, London
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NewsLabour’s justice plan to beat Covid-19
Labour’s front bench justice heads today outline a seven-point plan to adapt to coronavirus and ‘ensure the system is never left so vulnerable again’.
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Opinion170 years on, royal privacy again at stake
The Queen was livid. Her Majesty’s private family pictures were being hawked around London for all the world to see.
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NewsGauke back at Macfarlanes six months after leaving parliament
Former lord chancellor will take on role of head of public policy.
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NewsGovernment legal move risks councils ‘downing tools’ on support for disabled children
Meanwhile, two more Midlands councils use Coronavirus Act to shelve duties to adults.
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NewsNew video technology to conduct remote criminal hearings
Cloud platform will 'keep wheels of justice turning' but will not be used to resume jury trials.
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NewsCovid-19 testing extended to certain solicitors
Duty solicitors and police station representatives among key workers who can be tested for the virus.
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NewsDomestic Abuse Bill 'should ban cross-examination of children'
Society calls for bill to go further after it moves further along parliamentary journey to Royal assent.