All articles by Monidipa Fouzder
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NewsDomestic violence centre offers to take on family court mailbox
Central facility informing police of forced marriage and female genital mutilation protection orders was abandoned.
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Teachers challenge government over pensions following judges' win
Leigh Day, which successfully represented over 200 judges, is issuing claims on behalf of hundreds of teachers.
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MoJ finally opens refund scheme for court fees
Some people may have paid too much for services between April 2014 and March 2018.
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Landlords urge government to hurry up over housing court
Association says landlords in London with good reason to reclaim possession face a 30-week wait.
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Black and Asian drug offenders 'more likely' to be locked up immediately
Sentencing Council research will fuel fears of racial bias in the criminal justice system.
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Slow progress migrating land charge data
Land Registry hopes to have 15 local authorities signed up to digital register by April.
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Simplifying Immigration Rules 'could save government £70m'
Rules have grown from 40 pages to over 1,100 pages since they were introduced nearly five decades ago.
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Lunch means lunch: family judge issues wellbeing protocol
Growing workload made worse by electronic communication and 'twenty-four seven' culture.
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HMCTS promises better court conditions and security
Suppliers will be penalised for poor standards under new contracts that come into force in April.
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CPS embarks on hiring spree
Crown Prosecution Service wants to recruit 390 prosecutors by June.
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Council ABS ‘on course’ to return to black
Cambridgeshire is one of three local authorities behind LGSS Law.
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Solicitor-MP urges government to review magistrates' retirement age
The Conservatives' Alberto Costa says many magistrates on cusp of retiring would be happy to stay on.
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Legal aid giant absorbs firm smothered by red tape
'It came to a point where I was doing only the compliance and regulatory side of work', criminal practitioner says.
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Three options for reforming leasehold enfranchisement
Law Commission says it received hundreds of differing views from leaseholders and landlords.
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£37.50 an hour to provide emergency housing advice
Law Society tells government that the court duty scheme is not commercially viable.
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Divorce reform swiftly returns to parliament
Family lawyers delighted to see Divorce, Separation and Dissolution Bill reintroduced 'after a series of false starts'.
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Judge commends lawyers involved in 'harrowing' Sinaga case
Investigation 'involved hundreds of hours of viewing footage of a most unpleasant nature'.
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Detainees 'waiting hours' for solicitor after call centre goes down
Defence Solicitor Call Centre stopped working on New Year's Day between midnight and 4.45am.
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Local government ABS pioneer posts £1.2m loss
Directors 'aware of certain material uncertainties which may [cast] doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern'.
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Bakers GC not told about Senior investigation, tribunal hears
General counsel's role was to ensure firm complied with regulatory obligations.
