Monidipa Fouzder
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NewsLaw centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators
City firm has already pledged support and says profession has a duty to ensure equality before the law.
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Former Hodge Jones & Allen chief becomes consultancy boss
Vidisha Joshi says she wants to take the pressure off law firms and help them grow their business.
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Latest Wales travel restrictions fuel enforcement concerns
Law Society in Wales says measures to curb Covid must be reasonable and practically enforceable.
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Hale: Covid regulations should not have been introduced during parliamentary recess
Former Supreme Court justices asked about government's use of emergency powers in Lords evidence session.
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Extended operating hours 'misunderstood', says lord chief justice
Government currently consulting on widening Covid-19 operating hours to more courts.
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Trial listed in 2023? Not true, Buckland tells MPs
Cases being listed for 2022 but lord chancellor says he is optimistic about bringing down Crown court backlog.
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Hale and Sumption to be grilled on Covid emergency powers
Former Supreme Court justices have criticised government's handling of the pandemic.
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Disclosure deterioration: inspectors issue stark warning to CPS and police
Crown Prosecution Service watchdog says criminal justice system cannot afford more delays and inefficiency.
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BT creates legal hub in Northern Ireland
Belfast centre will create 30 commercial lawyer jobs over the next four years.
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Crown court backlog 'not due to systemic failure', lord chief justice rules
Judgment criticises the refusal of judge at Woolwich Crown Court to extend custody time limit for teenager.
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Home after 8pm: Covid-19 court hours affecting work-life balance
HM Courts & Tribunals Service holding 10-day consultation on extending controversial model.
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British Red Cross reveals ‘human cost’ of LASPO on refugee family reunions
Report calls for legal aid to be reinstated to acknowledge complexity of applications and value of early legal advice.
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News focus: Bankers leap to defence of JR
The Faulks review has prompted hundreds of responses, amid anger that not all will be published. Councils and bankers are among advocates of a mechanism that will not be surrendered lightly
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President's guidance for immigration appeals during Covid-19 'unlawful'
Note issued on 23 March stated that appeals should normally be decided on the papers.
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JR has improved consumer rights, Which? tells Faulks review
Any changes to judicial review should relate to extending the window to issue proceedings.
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Not enough black men doing family legal aid, Westminster inquiry hears
Solicitor says male role models would be helpful for teenagers coming through the justice system.
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McFarlane alarmed by weekend demand for skeleton arguments
Family division president says wellbeing protocols should be revisited.
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Solicitors reassured over PC renewal as extended deadline looms
'If members or firms have already submitted a renewal application no further action is required,' Law Society says.
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Buckland: Supreme Court review is not 'revenge'
Lord chancellor says he wants to protect judges from US-style appointment system.
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Legal aid evidence reveals wellbeing crisis
Legal Aid Practitioners Group highlights 'lethal combination' threatening sector's future.
