Ministry of Justice Archives - Legal Cheek

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos

Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Jan 22 2019 2:25pm
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MoJ apologises after staff described journalist as ‘crazy’ and a ‘bitch’ in internal messages

BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan regularly reports on issues concerning legal aid, the judiciary and the courts

Jan 7 2019 12:21pm
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Justice Week? Government cuts MoJ budget by £300 million

Not a great start

Oct 30 2018 10:07am
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‘Ministry of Injustice’: Lawyers hold candlelight vigil over legal aid cuts

Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since 1 April

Apr 19 2018 11:34am
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Investigation launched after fake ‘Punish a Muslim day’ letter misusing Courts & Tribunals Service address surfaces online

HMCTS says letter encouraging people to attack Muslims ‘contradicts all we stand for’

Mar 13 2018 11:01am
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Better late than never: Liz Truss finally made honorary bencher of Lincoln’s Inn

Apparently one Court of Appeal judge refused to stand up

Apr 4 2017 1:04pm
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Hashtag hilarity as MoJ and CPS try, and fail, to launch serious social media campaigns

Legal Twitterati couldn’t help but take the p*ss

Apr 4 2017 11:49am
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‘There is no incentive for junior lawyers to qualify into criminal law’, says Junior Lawyers Division

And there will be even less incentive after MoJ pay reforms

Mar 13 2017 2:23pm
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Top lawyer slammed for ‘open the Moet’ tweet as government boosts injury compensation cash

Liz Truss altered the way payouts are calculated leaving insurers seething

Mar 2 2017 10:16am
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More domestic violence victims to get legal aid, lawyers still have no praise for Liz Truss

Can she ever win?

Feb 23 2017 10:38am
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Bar Council backs Liz Truss on Brexit

It’s been a good week for the Ministry of Justice 👍

Jan 20 2017 1:00pm
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Anna Soubry, experienced criminal barrister, refuses to serve under legal novice Truss at Ministry of Justice

No, minister

Jul 20 2016 11:47am
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Lady Chancellor? Theresa May appoints first female Justice Secretary

Michael Gove sacked, now meet the woman taking his place

Jul 14 2016 12:27pm
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Ministry of Justice confirms 86 courts across England and Wales WILL close

Twenty-two that are set to close will be relocated to other sites

Feb 11 2016 1:54pm
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Legal aid lawyers are running rings around plodding civil servants in latest cuts battle

By hiring people with no legal expertise to put its new post-cuts framework in place, the Ministry of Justice has left itself exposed

Nov 16 2015 1:45pm
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Ministry of Justice slaps penniless tramps with whopping court charges to bolster coffers

The desperate monetisation of Britain’s criminal justice system

Aug 5 2015 5:20pm
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Whitehall barrister takes over top mandarin slot at Ministry of Justice

Normally hostile MoJ observers offer warm greeting to ancient university-educated proponent of simplifying legislation

Jul 3 2015 2:44pm
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Ministry of Justice — the sick man of Whitehall

Michael Gove arrives to find a culture of sick days and stress that is the worst of all government departments

Jun 17 2015 5:21pm
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