Monidipa Fouzder
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NewsMoJ chips in £152,000 to judicial diversity drive
Applicants from under-represented groups - including solicitors - will receive additional targeted support.
NewsDigitising divorce applications could save 13,000 hours of court staff time
HM Courts & Tribunals Service family modernisation chief says divorce should not be determined by the ability to copy text.
NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
OpinionTV REVIEW: BBC One's The Split
The Beeb's six-part drama is set in London's glossy divorce circuit.
NewsHale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate
UK's highest court will shortly hear two eagerly awaited decisions on divorce and civil partnerships.
NewsCourt of Appeal judge McFarlane appointed next family president
Sir Andrew McFarlane will succeed Sir James Munby, who retires on 27 July.
News'Slash and burn' business guru to spearhead courts reform
Tim Parker, described as 'the Prince of Darkness' for cutting jobs at Kwik-Fit and the AA on behalf of their private equity owners, is to chair HM Courts & Tribunals Service board.
NewsMoJ unable to commit to releasing LASPO report this year
MoJ's Matthew Shelley tells MPs he will not be able to persuade ministers simply to put money back into the system and reverse reforms.
NewsLawyers unite to tell the government it's 'time for justice'
Vigil turns into rallying cry as solicitors, barristers and law centres tell the government that enough is enough.
ProfileClient victim of Windrush scandal
Lawyer in the news: Enny Choudhury, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
NewsLegal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.
NewsFamily lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
NewsLabour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
NewsJudges' salary structure should reward leadership - review body
Senior Salaries Review Body, which advises the lord chancellor, says there is no case for radical change.
News'Intuitive' online service for small claims goes live
People owed money can begin county court action for claims of up to £10,000.
NewsJustify your PPI fees or face action, SRA warns
Regulator says many firms are routintely charging fees of more than 25% of client damages, despite being told that anything above 15% is likely to be considered unreasonable.
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Judicial review claim filed over accreditation refusal
Law firm challenges Law Society's reaccreditation decision for one of its employees.
NewsSuper-regulator: Legal aid is a matter for parliament, not us
Legal Services Board says it is not in a position to understand or comment on trade-offs involved in allocating tax revenues.
NewsWatchdog 'parks' regime change for senior City counsel
Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Andrew Bailey says Brexit has affected the watchdog's workload.
