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

29 Apr Foreign affairs

A row between the UK Government and the Republic of Ireland over illegal migration has been dismissed as being "blown out of proportion" by diplomatic sources on both sides of the Irish Sea.

26 Apr Home affairs

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

24 Apr Home affairs

Tory MPs Criticise "Flawed" Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons

23 Apr Home affairs

Rwanda Plan Set To Become Law After Parliamentary Battle

23 Apr Home affairs

"Devastating" Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online

22 Apr Home affairs

MPs And Peers Brace To Sit Until Early Hours With Rwanda Bill

22 Apr Home affairs

Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July

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MP Natalie Elphicke Defects To Labour From Tories

08 May Political parties

The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'

07 May Political parties

The Garrick Club now welcomes women – but why would we ever want to join?

08 May Social affairs

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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

19 Feb Economy

What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland

Business leaders and ministers are at odds over issues ranging from migration and Brexit to planning and tax. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, tells Tali Fraser she is braced for a tough year. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

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Law Commission urges Government to ditch 200 obsolete laws

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03 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Law Commission urges Government to ditch 200 obsolete laws

Legislation passed in 1979 that allows referendums for a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly should be repealed as it is not longer needed, according to British Law Commissions.

Law Society raises concerns over Queen’s Speech

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28 May 2015 Home affairs

Law Society raises concerns over Queen’s Speech

The effect of the Government’s proposals for the coming parliamentary session on the UK justice system have raised some concerns for the Law Society.

Ideal Queen's Speech: Bar Council calls for legal aid to be top of the agenda

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26 May 2015 Home affairs

Ideal Queen's Speech: Bar Council calls for legal aid to be top of the agenda

Ahead of the Queen’s speech next week the Bar Council urges the Government to improve legal aid provision in the UK.

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22 May 2015 Home affairs

Affordable access to legal help

Recent changes in legal aid, increases in court and tribunal fees and the limitations of no win, no fee arrangements are making it harder for people to get access to justice and legal help.

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20 May 2015 Home affairs

Neighbourhood policing is an ‘endangered species’ warns Federation chair

Neighbourhood policing is just one of a number of endangered species in the new policing landscape, the chair of the Police Federation has warned.

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20 May 2015 Home affairs

Government ‘must listen to policing professionals’

The Police Federation has responded to criticisms aired by Home Secretary Theresa May in her keynote speech to the organisations annual conference in Bournemouth today, detailed below.

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19 May 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council welcomes new Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove MP

Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC, welcomes the new Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove MP, at a swearing in ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice today

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19 May 2015 Home affairs

Law Society vice president Jonathan Smithers welcomes new Lord Chancellor at Royal Courts of Justice ceremony

Law Society vice president Jonathan Smithers welcomed the new Lord Chancellor as he was sworn in at the Royal Courts of Justice this afternoon

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06 May 2015 Home affairs

Thousands of lawyers set to march in London for justice

More than 100 judges to pound the streets.

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01 May 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council response to Belhaj tribunal decision on LPP

Please see below the Bar Councils response to the UKs Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) judgement in the Belhaj case.

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15 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Third time lucky - Bar Council response to Liberal Democrat manifesto

The Bar Council has issued its response to the Liberal Democrat's manifesto, published today.

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14 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Conservative Party manifesto: Bar Council response

The Bar Council has issued its response to the Conservative Party publishing its general election manifesto today.

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13 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Labour Party manifesto: Bar Council response

Party politics has today shown it under-rates justice as an election issue, just as we foresaw in our own 'A Manifesto for Justice'.

Doing the Right thing: Top lawyer warns against abandoning the Human Rights Act

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13 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Doing the Right thing: Top lawyer warns against abandoning the Human Rights Act

Abandoning the Human Rights Act would leave UK citizens vulnerable and disempowered, according to a leading human rights lawyer.

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10 Apr 2015 Home affairs

'Wanton destruction' of police jobs must end

Policing is on its knees and cannot take any more cuts, the chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales has warned.

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09 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Providing clarity for professionals on Deprivation of Liberty

The Law Society has published a practical guide on the law on deprivation of liberty for lawyers and health and social care professionals.

It's a safe bet: protecting betting shop customers from crime

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08 Apr 2015 Culture

It's a safe bet: protecting betting shop customers from crime

The Association of British Bookmakers outlines the measures it has taken to ensure the safety and security of betting shop customers and sets out its plans for further reductions in crime.

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07 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Law firms report strong year, according to survey

The Law Management Sections 2014 Financial Benchmarking Survey has just been published. Sponsored by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, and compiled by Hazlewoods LLP, the results are unanimously positive and point to firms having a strong year.

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31 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Candidates find the manifesto they have been looking for

Candidates vying for election on May 7 have given legal professional bodies and legal aid charities a boost, heaping praise on their manifesto which calls for politicians to focus more on justice.

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27 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Government policies ‘have failed the public’

Official figures showing nearly one in five members of the public fear they are likely to become a victim of crime but report seeing fewer and fewer officers around show the governments police policies have failed, the Police Federation has warned.

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26 Mar 2015 Home affairs

The missing vote winner – A Manifesto for Justice

As the general election draws near, politicians are missing out on a key vote winner: justice.

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26 Mar 2015 Home affairs

ACCA and ESRC unlock £30k to research most effective whistleblowing policies globally

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) are calling for research proposals to develop their global research and insights work into corporate culture.

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26 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Unicef UK welcomes news that Modern Slavery Bill to receive Royal Assent

Following the announcement that the Modern Slavery Bill is set to receive Royal Assent and become law Unicef UK Executive Director David Bull said:

26 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Baroness Smith: David Cameron’s unhappy legacy of police cuts

Shadow Home Office Minister Baroness Angela Smith of Basildon examines the Prime Minister’s record as we approach the general election.

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