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The Ministry of Justice has announced huge increases in the regulation fees paid by claims management companies. The MoJ said that despite the drop in the number of firms, regulation could not be similarly scaled back.

Claims management companies (CMCs) which break the rules this year face potentially huge fines – of up to 20% for those with an annual turnover of more than £500,000. Smaller CMCs can be fined up to £100,000.

There is a “distinct advantage” in having a Lord Chancellor from a “legal or constitution background” but it is not essential, the House of Lords constitution committee has concluded following its investigation into the role.

The Ministry of Justice has finally published a report it commissioned on litigants in person – more than a year after it was submitted. The report criticised the Legal Services Consumer Panel for calling for greater recognition for paid McKenzie Friends.

Chris Kenny, chief executive of the Legal Services Board, said he had written to “senior officials” at the Ministry of Justice objecting to plans that risk “undermining our independence from government”.