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NLJ this week: the MoJ's new 'one-stop' information site

16 December 2022
Issue: 8007 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal aid focus
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) recently launched (under the previous Lord Chancellor) a ‘one-stop shop’ online information tool offering key statistics on prisons, probation and the courts. 

NLJ columnist and former JUSTICE director Roger Smith, writing in this week’s NLJ, assesses the new website.

Smith praises the good points, including the comprehensive and manageable sets of data, and highlights the gaps—such as the glaring absence of any mention of legal aid. 

Appraising the work so far, Smith says: 'if this is the beginning of an iterative process, well done. If anyone thinks this is a satisfactory final result, it is not.'

Read the full article here.

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NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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