Articles tagged with: Law

17 Dec 2024 Home affairs

Free Therapy Pilot For Jurors Receives Little Take Up

Ministers are being urged to change the law to allow jurors to discuss their experiences with counsellors after a free therapy pilot scheme saw little take-up in the first month.

11 Sep 2024 Social affairs

The Probation Service is "In Meltdown", Say Staff

Every probation service in the UK is failing to meet minimum standards as the service buckles under the weight of record staff shortages and huge caseloads, an investigation by The House magazine has revealed.

23 Feb 2024 Home affairs

Changes To Ukraine Visa Schemes Could Spark Legal Challenges

Lawyers have warned that the government’s changes to the Ukraine visa schemes could be unlawful, with concerns set to be raised with a parliamentary committee.

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08 Sep 2023 Home affairs

Fixed recoverable costs: Bar Council insists on pay for work done

The Bar Council has submitted a strong response to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on fixed recoverable costs calling for the system to be reformed to help reduce the backlog and ensure pay for work done.

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06 Sep 2023 Home affairs

Reforming the Arbitration Act 1996 - Bar Council comment

Responding to the Law Commission's recommendations to improve the Arbitration Act 1996, Nick Vineall KC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:

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11 Aug 2023 Home affairs

Tackling court backlogs will need commitment to significant additional funding – Bar Council

The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to tackle the crown court backlogs, including a decision not to replace the cap on judicial sitting days and confirmation of £220 million investment in the courts and tribunals estate over the next two years.

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09 Aug 2023 Home affairs

Legal community gravely concerned: joint statement from the Bar Council and the Law Society

In today's Guardian, immigration solicitor Jacqueline McKenzie has written about her experience earlier this week when Conservative Central headquarters shared a dossier of information about her with the national media.

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13 Jul 2023 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to latest judicial diversity data

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13 Jun 2023 Home affairs

Bar Council reacts to Government's SLAPPs amendments

The Government has tabled new amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to seek to tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

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25 May 2023 Home affairs

Slow steps of progress on widening access to legal aid – Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed the expansion of legal aid eligibility but expressed concern at the slow pace of change in the face of high inflation, meaning many people are still unable to access justice.

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22 May 2023 Home affairs

Barbara Mills KC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair for 2024

Barbara Mills KC has been elected as the Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2024, becoming the first specialist family practitioner in 35 years to take up the role and the first Black person and first person of colour to assume the office.

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10 May 2023 Home affairs

Bar Council calls on Peers to reject deeply flawed Illegal Migration Bill

The Bar Council is urging the House of Lords to reject the Illegal Migration Bill because it undermines access to justice, unjustifiably removes judicial scrutiny of executive action, and sets out a framework of operation that is incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA).

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21 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Bar Council congratulates Alex Chalk as new Lord Chancellor

Commenting on the appointment of Alex Chalk MP as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Nick Vineall KC, Chair of the Bar said:

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21 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Raab resignation: This has to be a fresh start for the justice system – Bar Council

Commenting on the resignation of Dominic Raab as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Chair of the Bar Nick Vineall KC said:

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20 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Illegal Migration Bill amendment undermines rule of law – Bar Council

Commenting on reports that the Government is proposing to amend the Illegal Migration Bill to allow ministers to ignore interim injunctions – known as Rule 39 orders – from the European Court of Human Rights, Nick Vineall KC, Chair of the Bar, said:

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17 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Prosecution fees increase confirmed for May

The Bar Council has welcomed confirmation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that the fee increases for prosecution work will take apply to hearings in existing and new cases from 2 May 2023.

Review to examine 50-year-old laws on finances after divorce and the ending of a civil partnership

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04 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Review to examine 50-year-old laws on finances after divorce and the ending of a civil partnership

Surrogacy laws to be overhauled under new reforms – benefitting the child, surrogate and intended parents

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29 Mar 2023 Home affairs

Surrogacy laws to be overhauled under new reforms – benefitting the child, surrogate and intended parents

Decades-old laws affecting business tenants to be reviewed

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28 Mar 2023 Home affairs

Decades-old laws affecting business tenants to be reviewed

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23 Mar 2023 Home affairs

Bar Council comment on family mediation plans

Commenting on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to fund mandatory mediation for separating couples, Sam Townend KC, Vice Chair of the Bar, said:

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17 Mar 2023 Foreign affairs

Bar Council statement on judicial independence in Sri Lanka

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13 Mar 2023 Home affairs

Rushed migration Bill runs counter to the rule of law, says the Bar Council

The Illegal Migration Bill is unlikely to be compliant with the UK’s obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and runs counter to the rule of law, according to the Bar Council of England and Wales.

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08 Mar 2023 Home affairs

PM and Home Secretary attacks on lawyers betray a startling ignorance

Commenting on the political attacks on lawyers by the Home Secretary and Prime Minister following the publication of the Illegal Migration Bill, Chair of the Bar Nick Vineall KC said:

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23 Feb 2023 Home affairs

NAO report: Court reform programme must not come at the cost of access to justice, says Bar Council

Court reform programme must not come at the cost of access to justice