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Lord Chancellor

Richard Burgon MP

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Posted on December 6, 2016 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

Electoral fraud: A growth area for lawyers?

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Posted on November 18, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

If Gove gets his way the public will have to rely on the kindness of lawyers

The Lord Chancellor has astutely turned the tables on the public debate over legal aid ‘Can I make a suggestion?’ came the…

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Posted on August 21, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal

The lawyers are revolting!

Will solicitors and barristers join forces in industrial action after Gove protects advocacy fees from cuts? If you listened very carefully last…

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Posted on July 3, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Current Events, Legal, Politics

‘Legal aid has been a conspiracy against the public for too long’ – Gove’s words as a columnist resound 16 years later

The new Lord Chancellor said legal aid allowed lawyers to wallpaper their offices with taxpayer’s money. Has his longed for spring clean…

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Posted on July 3, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

Misery loves company

‘For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens “as long as you obey the law, we…

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Posted on July 3, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

From Dementor to Dalek: Michael Gove becomes Lord Chancellor

Will the profession wish for the return of Grayling, despised for his incompetence, rather than deal with Gove’s ideology? The king is…

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Posted on July 3, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

Independent menace

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Posted on May 28, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

Issues that truly matter

It comes as little surprise that the rule of law and access to justice were not front and centre of any political…

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Posted on April 28, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Current Events, Legal, Politics

The dark side of the MoJ

Purdah has allowed the government to implement new guidance and charges in a way that Niccolò Machiavelli would be proud of It…

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Posted on April 8, 2015 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics
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