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25th April - Law News

1581st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A proposal to hike court fees for immigration and asylum cases by as much as 500% has raised hackles in the legal profession. Bar Chairman Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, accused the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of seeking to “use the courts as a cash cow”. "The outcome is likely to be that the Ministry won't get its money,” she said. She pointed out that, last year, the MoJ introduced a blanket 5% fee on money claims, with up to £10,000 payable upfront. In March, however, the MoJ revealed in evidence to the Justice Select Committee that the predicted fee income had not matched expectations, partly due to “unpredicted volume changes following introduction of enhanced fees in March 2015”. Full story - New Law Journal


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Today's video story: Singer Lily Allen has accused police dealing with her stalking case of "victim-shaming". She spoke to Kirsty Wark in detail about her seven-year stalking ordeal - and why she's unhappy with the police response. The Met say they take all stalking cases "extremely seriously".