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Criminal courts: New rules for live links and disclosure »

On February 12th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Bianca Castro >> (12 February 2024) ew changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules announced today include the ability to substitute a valid court decision for one which a court had no power to make following High Court and Court of Appeal decisions. The announcement sees amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules covering a range of areas […]

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Legal Aid Agency requests status update on 17,000 ‘inactive’ cases »

On February 8th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (8 February 2024) The Legal Aid Agency has embarked on a major information-gathering exercise to get to the bottom of 17,000 cases on its IT systems that have been ‘inactive’ for the past 12 months. The agency has 170,000 live cases on its systems at any given time but, for this […]

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‘Irrational’: victory for Law Society in legal aid challenge »

On January 31st, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (31 January 2024) The Law Society has declared victory in its High Court battle against the government over criminal legal aid fees.  Chancery Lane took the government to court over the decision not to raise criminal legal aid fees by the minimum 15% recommended by the independent criminal legal aid review (CLAIR) in […]

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Criminal legal aid solicitors to get £16m ‘pay boost’ for police station work »

On January 29th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (29 January 2024) Criminal legal aid solicitors will get a ‘pay boost’ for police station work, the government declared today – however, practitioners will not see the extra £16m until summer at the earliest. Just over a year after deciding to use money set aside for training grants, expanding the Public […]

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Compulsory mediation ruled out for separating couples »

On January 26th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (26 January 2024) Plans to force separating couples into mediation to keep family disputes away from court have been shelved, the government announced this morning. After consulting on mandatory mediation last year, the Ministry of Justice said that concerns had been raised about the adequacy of proposed safeguards to protect victims […]

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‘Breakthrough moment’: Land Registry to update lenders directly on mortgage applications »

On January 17th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (17 January 2024) HM Land Registry says it hopes to get lenders off conveyancers’ backs and save them thousands of hours on the phone by directly updating lenders about applications. The registry announced yesterday it has embarked on a pilot providing 10 major lenders with weekly data on the progress of […]

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Family court transparency pilot rolled out to more courts »

On January 12th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Bianca Castro >> (12 January 2024) The family court reporting pilot will be extended to 16 courts across the country in what the judiciary described as a ‘huge step’ for transparency in the family justice system. The transparency implementation group reporting pilot, which started at the family courts in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle at […]

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Paper wills could be destroyed under proposed storage reforms »

On December 20th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (19 December 2023) Paper wills from 1858 onwards could be destroyed under proposed government reforms to save storage costs. Preserving original paper wills and supporting documents in probate applications costs £4.5m a year, according to a Ministry of Justice consultation published last week – with the figure expected to rise every year. ‘Given […]

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High Court showdown over criminal legal aid »

On December 12th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (12 December 2023) Today marks a watershed moment for criminal legal aid as a High Court showdown opens between the Law Society and government over solicitors’ fees. In court 3 of the Royal Courts of Justice, Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Jay will hear a judicial review over the government’s decision […]

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New Rwanda treaty – but Society remains concerned »

On December 6th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (5 December 2023) The Law Society has questioned how a new UK-Rwanda signed today overcomes a ruling made by the Supreme Court that found the government’s plan for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda to be unlawful. Last month, the UK’s highest court upheld the Court of Appeal’s conclusion that there were ‘substantial grounds’ for […]

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