Monidipa Fouzder
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News focus: National Conveyancing Week - digital property passport under scrutiny
The draft Digital Property Information Protocol was unveiled for National Conveyancing Week, but many practitioners are unconvinced it is any sort of panacea for the home buying process.
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Former Thompsons solicitor to become Wales' first minister
Vaughan Gething narrowly wins Welsh Labour leadership election and will become the first black leader of a European country.
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Law Society's fury at legal aid means test reform delay
Ministry of Justice has announced certain reforms will be delayed until 2026.
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Clarke Willmott pays tribute to 'widely respected' planning lawyer
Colleagues 'devastated' to learn that Neil Baker, who join the firm in 1999, has died.
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Cancer charity unable to fund 44 projects due to probate delays, MPs told
Justice committee takes evidence from charities on financial impact of delays in granting probate.
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Conveyancing week: upfront information at heart of new protocol
Parties acting for seller and buyer given 11 recommendations each to speed up transaction and reduce fall-through rates.
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National Conveyancing Week: material information requirement is a 'business opportunity'
National Conveyancing Week begins with discussion on response to guidance setting out information that must appear on property listings.
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Employer acting improperly? SRA publishes in-house guidance
Reporting concerns about wrongdoing and handling internal investigations covered in draft resources.
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Legal sector marks International Women's Day
Law Society issues clarion call over retention and promotion while International Bar Association unveils directives to break the glass ceiling.
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Go back to your communities and talk to Citizens Advice, lawyers told
Dame Clare Moriarty says advice organisations are struggling to meet rising demand for help.
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Budget: MoJ officials reveal pressures of being an 'unprotected department'
'It is very difficult in a budget like ours to find places to go,' permanent secretary tells MPs.
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Civil legal aid review: MoJ kicks reform into long grass
Ministry of Justice's decision to publish findings in phases raises fears that any proposals will fall foul of a general election.
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'We weren't being heard': siblings share family justice experience
Cafcass chief executive shared interview during her Family Justice Council Bridget Lindley lecture.
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Rwanda bill 'threatens to undermine judicial independence', UN experts allege
Warnings issued over Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill) as legislation scrutinised in the Lords today.
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Renters (Reform) Bill: Labour promises 'slew of amendments' in Lords
Shadow housing spokesperson says a Labour government would finish the job if necessary to ban section 21 'no fault' evictions.
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In focus: Domestic abuse victims are denied justice, parliamentarians told
New problem-solving courts should help - but all-party parliamentary group hears that advisers must also be paid fairly.
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Civil legal aid review: MoJ deluged with evidence
Submissions from several organisations highlight unpaid cost of running cases and holding a legal aid contract.
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Prominent law firm founder appointed to Lords
Gerald Shamash founded one of the first firms to be granted a Legal Aid Agency contract and known for advising the Labour party.
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Domestic abuse pilot to spare victims multiple court hearings
Justice minister says new protection orders will become an important access to justice tool.
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Society asks family lawyers for help painting fuller picture of legal aid crisis
Chancery Lane wants to provide a detailed business case to the Ministry of Justice on the need for greater investment.