Members of the Windrush generation have been paid over £30.6 million in compensation the Home Office says. The Windrush Compensation Scheme paid more than £1.5 million in the month of August – bringing the total amount paid and offered to more than £36 million. Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “I have been clear that I
News that small law firms will be exempt from the UK government’s economic crime levy has been welcomed by The Law Society. But the body also warned the levy will still have an unjustified and negative impact on legal services. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “The legal profession is at the forefront in
Nearly five million people have been allowed to continue living and working in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme so far, say government figures. The Home Office says as of the end of June, 4,908,760 people had been granted an immigration status to remain in the country after freedom of movement ended following the
The government should rethink plans to limit costs that can be recovered in civil litigation cases, the Law Society of England and Wales has said. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “The vulnerable and the less well-off would too often be unable to seek redress if fixed recoverable costs were extended to cover cases