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Cameron under pressure over Human Rights Act

Tory MPs have put pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron to abolish the controversial Human Rights Act.  In response to the Conservatives being pus...

Government moves in to cut red tape

Thousands of businesses are to be spared from red tape thanks to changes announced by the Government. The “dead weight” of the statute book is to ...

Legal U-turn over unfair dismissals

People sacked because of their political opinions will be able to take their employers to court over unfair dismissal regardless of how long they have...

Neuberger supports cameras in court

The President of the British Supreme Court has come out in favour of using cameras during legal cases in court. Lord Neuberger told the House of Lords...

Court of Appeal hearings on film

The Lord Chief Justice has said hearings and trials at the Court of Appeal will be filmed from October onwards. The most senior judge in England and W...

Oppose weak jail terms, urges MP

Prosecutors should be given the discretion to oppose lenient sentences given in courts, a Conservative MP has advised.  Gareth Johnson, who is a form...

Changes to Bill offer clarity on ‘insults’

Using insulting words in public will no longer be an offence, after plans to amend the Government’s Crime and Courts Bill were passed. However, Home...

Hundreds of outdated laws expunged

Hundreds of “obsolete and unnecessary” laws are to be scrubbed from the statute book by a new bill currently awaiting Royal Assent. The Stat...

Call for anonymity orders to be a special measure

Witnesses in criminal trials should only be granted anonymity orders as the “last practicable resort”, according to the Lord Chief Justice. Sittin...

New claims track to lower court costs

Small and medium sized businesses whose intellectual property (IP) rights have been infringed will now be able to take their cases forward in an easie...

UK opposes EU-backed welfare change

The Work and Pensions Secretary has told the Commons that he and representatives of other European governments have “real concerns” about the pros...

New ‘missing persons’ proposals

Certificates stating that missing persons are “presumed dead” will soon be allowed in an attempt to bring some resolution to such difficult situat...

Lords bid to scrap rare offence

Peers in the House of Lords have called on ministers to scrap the offence of “scandalising the judiciary”. Critics say the law, which make...

New laws passed at decade-low

The number of new laws created has fallen to its lowest level since 1992, indicating a “slackening in the pace of new legislative change”, accordi...

Courts criticism was valid – Clarke

Criticism over Ken Clarke’s proposals to expand secret hearings into civil courts was correct, the justice secretary has admitted. Mr Clarke sai...

Napo hits out at probation machine

Probation union Napo has criticised plans to replace probation staff with machines in a bid to save money. Under the proposals, freed offenders and th...

Legal aid bill ‘bad for vulnerable’

The country’s most vulnerable people could be denied access to advice if the legal aid bill is passed in its original form. That is according to...

Government avoids legal aid setback

A House of Lords opposition bid to derail Government plans to remove legal aid in the majority of immigration cases has failed. Although peers in the ...

Lords defeats for legal aid reforms

The House of Lords has inflicted yet another defeat on Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s controversial legal aid reforms.  Peers on all sides of ...

Cameron hails reform bill progress

Controversial welfare reforms which establish an annual benefits cap of £26,000 per household have cleared Parliament after peers ended their stand-o...

Changes to dismissal laws planned

The Government plans to extend the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims from one to two years as part of new legislation that is due to come...

PM seeks human rights court reform

David Cameron has voiced concerns that there is “credible democratic anxiety” over some rulings made by the European Court of Human Rights...

White judiciary ‘breeds disharmony’

A white male-dominated judiciary threatens “the harmonious nature of society”, a government minister has said. More women and black and As...

Infidelity ‘can provoke murder’

A jury should be allowed to consider infidelity as a possible reason for murder, although other so-called triggers must also be shown in a court case,...

Cameron backing bail law changes

Prime Minister David Cameron hopes that planned changes to the system which currently allows the release of suspected serious offenders on bail can he...

Legal aid cuts are ‘false economy’

Planned legal aid budget cuts would be a false economy and could end up costing the state millions of pounds in hidden knock-on costs, the Government ...

Legal aid ‘must be streamlined’

The legal aid system will need to be streamlined in order to ensure its survival, according to the justice secretary. Ken Clarke said the system curre...

EEA welfare access to be challenged

Legal action is being taken by the Government to stop non-EU migrants from having access to the UK’s welfare system. Members of the the European...

Deportee appeal rights to end

People being deported from the UK will soon no longer be able to turn to the European Court of Human Rights and appeal against the decision made by th...

Foreign wives face UK restriction

Immigration advisers have said two-thirds of foreign wives could be banned from coming to the UK and advised a minimum salary for residents sponsoring...

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