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Labour MP Claims Ministerial "Churn" Has Hindered Justice For Infected Blood Victims

19 May Health

Labour MP Diana Johnson has said political instability in recent years has been an obstacle to victims of the contaminated blood scandal achieving justice and receiving compensation.

15 May Communities

Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works

14 May Education

Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs

13 May Home affairs

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

10 May Home affairs

Sex Offenders Will Be Blocked From Changing Their Name With New Law

29 Apr Foreign affairs

London And Dublin Insist Rwanda Row Is A "Storm In A Teacup"

26 Apr Home affairs

Former Justice Secretary Doubts "Pyjama Injunction" Will Block Rwanda Deportations

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08 May Home affairs

Fatherhood is a privilege, not a right

30 Apr Energy

Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?

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30 Apr Economy

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Jeremy Corbyn Risks Total Exclusion From Labour After Accepting Donation

18 May Political parties

Voters Are Warning Wannabe MPs That They're In No Mood For Westminster

17 May Political parties

Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention

17 May Political parties

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13 May Home affairs

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

With many Conservatives now resigned to a fate of being ousted from office at the next election, a number of MPs seem to have diverted their energy to shoring up a future leadership bid in the inevitable event of Rishi Sunak standing down.

19 Mar Culture

Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation

The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.

05 Mar Communities

Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route

Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall

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22 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Supreme Court ruling 'will save millions'

A landmark ruling on conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) handed down by the Supreme Court today will stop funding arrangements potentially amounting to millions of pounds being re-opened in relation to civil court cases that started before April 2013.

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22 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Coventry v Lawrence: Supreme Court lifts uncertainty over CFA cases

The Bar Council welcomes todays Supreme Court judgment which means that the original cost agreements in ongoing cases, entered in to by lawyers and their clients under pre Jackson CFA or ATE arrangements, will be upheld.

Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective

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21 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective

Today the Law Commission publishes a scoping consultation paper thatidentifies themost pressing problems with firearms law.

Law Commission celebrates half a century of legal reform

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21 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Commission celebrates half a century of legal reform

A parliamentary reception was held to celebrate the anniversary, where parliamentarians commended the Law Commissions achievements over 50 years.

20 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Right to vote at risk

Islington South and Finsbury MP Emily Thornberry warns that the Government is playing “fast and loose” with the future of electoral registration

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17 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Unlawful surveillance laws - Bar Council statement

Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC has responded to todays High Court declaration that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) 2014 is unlawful.

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17 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Society welcomes ruling that ‘communications with lawyers do need special consideration’

The High Court today ruled that surveillance legislation mandating the mass retention of communications data is illegal.

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16 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Global reputation of UK law 'under threat' if qualification is watered down, says Law Society’s Global Competitiveness report

The Law Society has warned that proposals being developed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to change the way solicitors qualify could damage the global competitiveness of UK law.

16 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Mark Spencer MP: Premeditated animal cruelty - making the sentence fit the crime

Ahead of today's debate on the matter, Mark Spencer MP says it’s time to put an end to the problem of lenient sentencing for animal cruelty.

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13 Jul 2015 Home affairs

One in six police officers ‘planning to leave’ within two years

Nearly 16 per cent of police officers are planning on leaving the service within the next two years, a wide-ranging survey has found.

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10 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Legal aid cuts are leaving women and children in danger

A dearth of legal support and a tangle of red tape are leaving refugees in the UK separated from their families, who are left stranded in dangerous conditions overseas.

07 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Norman Lamb MP: Defeating radicalisation and extremism - a battle we must win

Former Minister and Lib Dem leadership candidate Norman Lamb reflects on the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London attacks about the challenges we face and how best to combat extremism.

Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment

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07 Jul 2015 Health

Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment

In a consultation opening today the Law Commission considers the existing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

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02 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Society launches guidance to help solicitors meet the needs of vulnerable clients

The Law Society has published guidance for solicitors to help them meet the needs of vulnerable clients.

02 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Lord Wallace: Tory pledge on Human Rights Act 'could plunge this country into a legal and constitutional crisis'

Former Deputy First Minister of Scotland Lord Wallace of Tankerness writes ahead of his Lords debate today on Human rights and civil liberties in the UK.

CFOA 'concerned' over plans to place all fire and rescue services under Police Commissioners

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30 Jun 2015 Home affairs

CFOA 'concerned' over plans to place all fire and rescue services under Police Commissioners

The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) has responded to a recent speech made by the Home Secretary, for proposals to enable closer working between fire and other emergency services.

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29 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council comments on new legal aid statistics

The Legal Aid Statistics in England and WalesJanuary to March 2015 from the Ministry of Justice show that in the two years following the enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), the number of new matter starts has fallen year-on-year, says the Bar Council

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23 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Law Society statement on ‘one nation justice system’

Law Society president Andrew Caplen said:

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23 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to Justice Secretary’s Speech - What does a One Nation justice policy look like?

Alistair MacDonald QC, chairman of the Bar, saidtoday's speech by the Justice Secretary hasshown his awareness of, and commitment to, our adversarial legal system and its value in delivering a world-leading justice system

Court of appeal rules on mental capacity

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16 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Court of appeal rules on mental capacity

People without mental capacity must be involved in legal proceedings about their liberty, the Court of Appeal has said today.

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15 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Celebrating 800 years of Magna Carta

Today marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, an important, and timely opportunity to remind ourselves of the importance of the rule of law as the basis of a free, fair and prosperous society.

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11 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Legal Professional Privilege: A question of trust

In response to the investigatory powers review report, A Question of Trust by David Anderson QC, Chairman of the Bar Alistair MacDonald QC said:

11 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Lord Paddick: Psychoactive Substances Bill is not evidence led and it should be

Former Metropolitan Police Officer and Lib Dem peer Lord Paddick is critical of the new legal highs bill and says it shows the Government has 'no interest in an evidence-led approach'

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10 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council expresses 'serious concerns' over MoJ announcement on legal aid

MoJ cuts to legal aid 'are likely seriously to damage access to justice and the provision of high quality advocacy services', says the Bar Council.

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