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His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
The interest rates were increased for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts today (25 October 2022).
A further update on work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
The construction of a state-of-the-art combined court is underway in the heart of London’s legal centre as part of Salisbury Square, a new development on Fleet Street.
Ministers have approved the appointment of Oliver Hyams and Daniel Warents as Barrister Members of the Insolvency Rules Committee for 3 years from 31 October 2022.
Thousands of domestic abuse victims will be able to access free legal advice and representation under new changes to the legal aid system introduced today (17 October 2022).
Full text of a speech given by the Lord Chancellor, Brandon Lewis MP, at the Approbation ceremony for the new Lord Mayor of London
The Justice Secretary, Brandon Lewis MP, has today (Tuesday 4 October) announced that more thieves, burglars and robbers will be fitted with GPS electronic tags when they leave prison, helping cut crime and keep the public s…
Prisoners at open prisons in England are to start high-quality apprenticeships at big name employers thanks to change in law and the Government's skills agenda.
Law changed to enforce randomised, compulsory drug testing for offenders after they are released from prison.
UK to implement services sanctions and export ban that target Russian economic vulnerabilities in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions.
Full text of the speech given by Brandon Lewis MP as he was sworn in as the Lord Chancellor at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Brandon Lewis reaches agreement with Criminal Bar Association.
For the first time in England and Wales, Deaf people have been able to fulfil their civic duty and serve on a jury, supported by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters.
New technology which spares victims of rape the stress of being cross-examined during a live trial is now available at every Crown Court in England and Wales.
Wide ranging reforms designed to bear down on kleptocrats, organised criminals and terrorists abusing the UK’s open economy have been introduced into Parliament.
The interest rates were increased for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts on the 2 September 2022.
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, courts and tribunals arrangements on the day of the State Funeral and access to books of condolence.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Russell Agius as a member of the Judicial Pension Board.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Bronwen Curtis CBE as a lay panel member of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
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