Government confirms court fees increase within weeks The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will go ahead with a series of changes to court fees from 22 April. Fees for compensation claims between £5,000 and £10,000 will increase by 81% from £245 to £445, with an extra £200 fee added to all claims up […]
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Ministry of Justice ticked off over barrister earnings claim The Ministry of Justice has been criticised by the UK Statistics Authority over misleading figures used to justify legal aid cuts. Sir Andrew Dilnot, chair of the independent body, wrote to legal aid minister Shailesh Vara highlighting concerns raised about the ‘nature, quality, timing and use’ […]
UK Government plan to exclude armed forces from human rights laws Defence secretary Philip Hammond has indicated that he is prepared to introduce legislation to prevent what he calls the ‘encroachment of judicial processes’ into the armed forces. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Philip Hammond said current cases involving the military are […]
Today we received confirmation from the Home Office that the Secretary of State proposes the introduction of a new immigration Bill into Parliament which will further erode the rights of applicants and immigrants. The new Bill arrives on the day that a recent YouGov survey reports that the public do not actually want tougher immigration […]
The National Crime Agency (NCA) replaced the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) yesterday as the home secretary published the government’s strategy to ‘relentlessly pursue’ organised and serious crime. The agency will have significantly less funding than it’s predecessor. Labour chairman of the Home Affairs select committee Keith Vaz raised questions as to whether the budget […]