Monidipa Fouzder
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- 020 8049 3984
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- monidipa.fouzder@lawsociety.org.uk
NewsMoJ confirms fee uplifts for housing and immigration work
Housing and immigration lawyers to get a pay rise - but still no news on fee increases for rest of civil legal aid sector.
NewsTop-100 firm to give new parents six months' leave on full pay
Foot Anstey says it hopes new and updated policies will help to retain and attract talent to support 'ambitious' growth plans.
NewsIn depth: Family data desert is impeding improvement to court services
MPs hear that the government’s approach to improving family court services for children is being impeded by information gaps and the lack of a joined-up plan to enhance data collection and analysis.
NewsLegal Aid Agency urged to give solicitors more powers
Ten-point set of recommendations to minimise data breach fallout.
ProfileMy legal life: Zoe Mortimer and Alexandra Geelan, Hemisphere Consultants
Commercial law specialists providing legal services to female- and minority-led businesses.
News‘Plain language’ definition could boost unbundling
Society is working with the SRA to agree a definition that will ensure the cost of insuring firms that offer unbundled services is not shouldered by all solicitors.
NewsJudge issues pre-trial legal aid plea after mother left alone
Judge worried vulnerable mother was not fully prepared for four-day contested final hearing.
News'NHS 111' service for justice system could save £72m
Law Society unveils recommendations from its pioneering 21st Century Justice project.
ProfileMy legal life: Young Legal Aid Lawyers
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
NewsNew diversity toolkit to help larger firms retain talent
Black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors quitting larger firms for 'more inclusive' smaller firms and in-house departments.
NewsSentencing Council blocked from referring to race or ethnicity in guidance
Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood says legislation will ensure defendants are treated fairly in court.
NewsLAA cyber attack could push barristers into debt
Self-employed barristers still paying quarterly VAT bill despite facing significant disruption to income.
News'Material information' property form paused, Law Society reveals
Work paused after National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team unexpectedly withdrew guidance.
NewsLawyers unsure on admissibility of overseas evidence
Scoping paper confirms need for Law Commission to review extradition, mutual legal assistance and criminal jurisdiction.
NewsPro bono lawyer helped Windrush claimant secure £295,000
Landmark research reveals the value of legal representation and prompts fresh calls for claimants to receive legal aid.
NewsIn depth: Bindmans claims 'industry first' with social justice fund
Bindmans will divert 10% of its business client fees to a social justice fund to support access to justice for vulnerable people. So how will it work – and could other firms follow suit?
NewsLaw Centres Network embarks on 'highly ambitious' data drive
Five-year programme designed to help law centres leverage data to fight injustice.
NewsHigh Court blow for private schools and parents challenging VAT on fees
Judges say parents have the option of not paying VAT by sending their children to state school.
NewsDLA Piper increases NQ pay to £130,000
Managing partner says pay rise reflects firm's high performance in the UK.
NewsSociety revives campaign to save civil legal aid
Law Society unveils new heatmap showing worrying legal aid 'desert' for community care legal aid services.