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Shabana Mahmood: Serco’s performance fitting electronic tags ‘not good enough’

Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s tagging contract in 2023.

Evening Standard

Lawyers oppose juryless trials fix for courts crisis

Lawyers says getting rid of some jury trials could damage public confidence in the justice system

Evening Standard

Lawyers refusing to represent people charged with certain crimes amid pay crisis

Some solicitors in England and Wales are not taking on loss-making cases such as burglary amid MoJ dispute over legal aid, Law Society says

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‘Warning shot’ to ministers over legal aid as barristers raise threat of industrial action

Threat of further disruption in crisis-stricken justice system as patience with new government wears thin

The Independent UK

We asked ChatGPT for legal advice – here are five reasons why you shouldn’t

At some point in your life, you are likely to need legal advice. A survey carried out in 2023 by the Law Society, the Legal Services Board and YouGov found that two-thirds of respondents had experienced a legal issue in the past four years. The most common problems were employment,…

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Hundreds of Post Office Horizon victims to be exonerated by act of parliament

Royal assent to be given to law overturning convictions of branch operators accrued over 22 years in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s Rwanda treaty ‘unlikely to satisfy supreme court’, say legal experts

Legal bodies, academics and human rights groups say treaty risks undermining rule of law

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No precedent: why Commons approach to Post Office scandal has lawyers nervous

Legislation exonerating victims may be only way to achieve justice but it breaches fundamental principle

The Guardian - UK

‘The bailiffs will come at noon’: desperation and devastation in England’s housing courts

At one county court, tenants fighting to stay in their homes get what assistance they can from overworked lawyers in system described as a ‘pressure cooker’

The Guardian - UK

Law Society criticises Legacy Act as ‘attack on rule of law’ ahead of conference

Legal professionals and victims groups will gather to discuss the new legislation in Belfast.

The Independent UK

You’ve bought a new house. But what if it gets wrecked before you move in?

Buyers are responsible for their new property as soon as contracts are exchanged, as one couple learned the hard way

The Guardian - UK

Tory attacks on ‘lefty lawyers’ could fuel abuse, barristers warn

Bar Council chair says Conservatives ‘crossed line’ with dossier that led to threats against immigration solicitor

The Guardian - UK

Government attacks on lawyers degrading, say former Tory law officers

Dominic Grieve and Edward Garnier denounce ‘lefty lawyer’ rhetoric as dossier target fears abuse will turn physical

The Guardian - UK

Intimidating lawyers is a dangerous political game

Letter: No one should be put at risk for doing their job, least of all those who uphold the legal system, says the Law Society’s Lubna Shuja

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Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘red herring’

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said it was right to root out a ‘tiny minority’ of lawyers damaging the reputation of others.

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan accuses Lee Anderson of stoking hate with ‘back to France’ anti-migrant comment – as it happened

Lee Anderson’s comments have been defended by a cabinet minister and a No 10 spokesman

Evening Standard

Minister likens UK asylum system to leaky bucket after first migrants board barge

The first 15 migrants have boarded the Bibby Stockholm but up to 20 others were granted a last-minute reprieve after legal challenges

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman says new task force to crack down on ‘immoral immigration lawyers’

Critics say announcement focuses on ‘tiny minority of lawyers’ rather than ‘significant asylum claim backlogs’

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The Independent UK

Suella Braverman says task force will target ‘crooked immigration lawyers’

Critics say the announcement focuses on a ‘tiny minority of lawyers’ rather than ‘significant asylum claim backlogs’.

The Guardian - UK

Court delays leave tens of thousands of children in limbo after parents split

Family courts in England and Wales can take more than a year to make decisions on where children will live after separation

The Independent UK

Children removed from parents having to wait 46 weeks to get final decision on where they will live

In 13 out of 42 designated family judge areas in England and Wales, wait is double the recommended government target

The Independent UK

Children removed from parents by state left in limbo for average of 46 weeks

In 13 out of the 42 designated family judge areas in England and Wales, the wait is double the recommended Government target of 26 weeks.

The Guardian - UK

Scheme to help domestic abuse survivors has been hobbled by legal aid cuts

Letter: Legal aid rates have not increased since 1996 – in effect a cut of 50%, writes Lubna Shuja of the Law Society

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Complaint laid against Solicitor-General over withholding of Lake Alice evidence from police

Lake Alice survivor Leoni McInroe continues her fight to hold the Crown accountable for its failure to take responsibility for state-sponsored torture, laying a complaint with the Law Society about Solicitor-General Una Jagose.

The Guardian - UK

Boosted UK legal aid rates ‘not enough’ to deal with Rwanda asylum cases

15% rise ministers are considering would not address severe shortage of immigration lawyers, says Law Society

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