Falconer warned over court fees
Press Review 11 August 2004
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has warned the lord chancellor not to raise court fees for civil cases.
Ministers urged to review murder law
News Article 6 August 2004
A full review of the law on murder has been demanded by government advisers.
Law on murder facing reform
Press Review 6 August 2004
A full review of the law on murder has been demanded by government advisers
Judges to enjoy flexible working
News Article 4 August 2004
Judges will be able to work part time within a year, the government has announced.
Plans to reform criminal legal aid 'are unworkable'
News Article 27 July 2004
A committee of MPs has said it is "far from convinced" that government pans to tackle spiralling legal aid budgets will prove effective.
MPs issue legal aid warning
Press Review 27 July 2004
The government's plans to reintroduce legal aid means tests for defendants facing criminal trials create a "substantial risk" of added delays in the criminal justice system, a committee of MPs warns today.
Lord Woolf offers olive branch to government
Press Review 23 July 2004
Lord Woolf looks likely to support the government in its attempts to create a supreme court and abolish the post of lord chancellor.
Legal aid set for more curbs
Press Review 23 July 2004
Patients injured in medical accidents and divorcing spouses may lose the right to legal aid.
Woolf backs down over courts reform
Press Review 22 July 2004
Lord chief justice Lord Woolf has insisted that fears he expressed over the need for a written constitution have been "largely allayed", after the government has "gracefully performed a U-turn" on issues including plans to curb the courts' ability to review asylum cases.
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Student debt sees legal aid work fall
Press Review 16 July 2004
The legal aid system is under threat because young lawyers are turning away from it as they are burdened with student debt, MPs said on Thursday.
Mackay tries to rescue old job
Press Review 13 July 2004
Former Conservative lord chancellor Lord Mackay of Clashfern will make a last ditch attempt to save the ancient post today.
Extension planned for QC status
Press Review 12 July 2004
In an interview with the FT, outgoing Law Society chief Peter Williamson indicates that the rank of Queen's Counsel could be awarded to corporate solicitors, under reform plans to widen the scheme beyond courtroom advocates.
Ministers welcome Ulster justice progress
News Article 8 July 2004
The Northern Ireland Office has welcomed an independent report showing "good progress" on criminal justice reform in Ulster.
Minister receives jury summons
Press Review 8 July 2004
Alun Michael, the minister for rural affairs at DEFRA and a former Home Office minister responsible for police and criminal justice, has become the first member of the government to receive a jury summons.
