Monidipa Fouzder
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- monidipa.fouzder@lawsociety.org.uk
News13-year itch: Long marriages mean 'more complexity' when couples split
Family lawyers offer their take - and warnings - about the average length of a marriage reaching a six-decade high.
NewsLib Dem conference: party votes for tougher anti-SLAPP legislation
Party wants stronger powers for regulators to take 'robust' enforcement action against lawyers and law firms.
NewsLib Dem conference: We need to 'win the battle' on ECHR
Shadow attorney general says party cannot stay quiet on defending the European Convention on Human Rights.
NewsIn depth: Legal aid lawyers can't even get paid for their petrol
The Legal Aid Agency’s failure to adopt an increased mileage rate has compelled embattled firms to make up the shortfall, straining their finances even further.
NewsMPs call for independent body to run compensation schemes
Public accounts committee tells government to listen to victims who found claim process distressing or retraumatising.
NewsLord chancellor declines opportunity to rule out jury trial curbs
Alex Norris does hint, however, that Courts and Tribunals Bill may look different by the end of its journey through parliament.
NewsCity watchdog bans former law firm boss
Financial services sanction follows £4m fine imposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
NewsFormer minister elected justice committee chief
Barrister Catherine Atkinson was backed by former Tory chair Sir Bob Neill.
NewsLegal aid firms take financial hit over 10p mileage discrepancy
HMRC increased mileage rate to 55p for first 10,000 business miles but Legal Aid Agency's allowance remains 45p.
News'Rushed' SQE candidates to answer fewer questions
Solicitors Regulation Authority responds to feedback by pruning multiple choice exam.
NewsProblem-solving courts divert four in 10 from immediate jail time
Intensive supervision courts designed to cut reoffending by focusing on addictions that drive criminal behaviour.
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NewsLocal government lawyers face 'period of uncertainty'
Housing secretary Angela Rayner wants to ensure local authority overhaul programme is robust and legally sound.
NewsRevealed: MPs jockeying to become next justice committee chief
Successful candidate will lead cross-party group of MPs tasked with holding the Ministry of Justice to account.
NewsLegally risky? Government lawyers told to help ministers 'move quickly'
Notable changes to guidance include removal of the phrase 'rule of law', which featured twice in previous version.
News'Vexatious litigation' in chancellor's growth line of fire
Judicial review reforms will apply to all major infrastructure projects, Healey says in first speech as chancellor of the exchequer.
NewsMoJ evaluation reveals legal aid training grant success
Government-funded grant deemed 'effective intervention' to bolster housing legal aid workforce.
News'Normal person language': one in six consults AI for legal help
Research from legal thinktank Justice reveals actual questions people with legal problems are asking AI to help with.
NewsMinister urged to move quickly on cohabitation reform
Family law group Resolution says controlling relationships have left many vulnerable people without financial protection.
NewsIPP sentences to be abolished 'by end of this parliament'
Justice secretary Alex Norris will work with former home secretary David Blunkett whose administration introduced the punishment.
OpinionNot just the prison system in crisis
The government needs to give the same emergency treatment to legal aid as it is currently giving to prisons.