GovernmentMagistrates New jailing powers by the magistrates court come into action The government is being scrutinised again for allowing magistrates to sentence individuals for up to…wp8gF0znTeFoMay 12, 2022
GovernmentLaw Society Relief as government drops ‘remedy presumption’ from JR bill A decision made by the government to remove a controversial element of its judicial review…wp8gF0znTeFoMay 11, 2022
Government ‘Return to office ‘ league table revealed To support his request for civil servants to return to office working, this week the minister…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 27, 2022
GovernmentMedical Examinations Whiplash cases to no longer require remote examinations From this summer, the scheme for diagnosing whiplash injuries in RTA claims is to reinstate…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 26, 2022
GovernmentHuman Rights Parliamentary committee encourages government to drop bill of rights Proposed human rights reforms will diminish existing protections, a parliamentary committee has forewarned, encouraging the…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 20, 2022
GovernmentInjunction Injunction granted over BBC ‘MI5 informant’ story The attorney general has attained a High Court injunction to prevent the BBC from revealing…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 14, 2022
GovernmentHuman RightsWar crime Top human rights lawyers join war crimes investigation A selection of the world’s leading international human rights lawyers have joined a legal task…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 12, 2022
CriminalDevelopmentGovernment MoJ supports legal aid offer preceding Law Society broadside The Ministry of Justice has indicated that it is not likely to reconsider its criminal…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 8, 2022
FamilyGovernment MoJ encouraged to extend family mediation voucher scheme A top family practitioner has requested the government to prolong a voucher scheme designed to support…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 4, 2022
City lawGovernment Questions on sanctioning city firms evaded by MoJ The Ministry of Justice has refused to divulge whether senior ministers have conversed imposing sanctions…wp8gF0znTeFoApril 1, 2022