All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 10
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NewsLawyers face payment delays following LAA cyber attack
Practitioners having to email and phone about applications while Ministry of Justice works on back-up service to replace digital portal.
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News'Significant' amount of personal data accessed in LAA cyber attack
Dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history and financial data may be in the hands of hackers.
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NewsCautious welcome for Law Commission's wills reform blueprint
Specialists say proposed reforms will clarify the law - but could also lead to court battles.
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NewsAllow electronic wills, Law Commission tells government
Draft bill would also abolish the rule that marriage revokes a will.
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NewsConveyancers still in the dark on material information
Law Society seeking answers for conveyancers after decision to withdraw 2023 guidance on material information for estate and letting agents.
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NewsJudicial salary review to explore 'flexible pay'
Lord chancellor wants Senior Salaries Review Body to come up with recommendations that will make the bench more attractive.
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NewsGoing down the hub: MoJ to shut London HQ
102 Petty France, home to Ministry of Justice, Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department and Law Commission, is to close.
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NewsEthics framework to 'empower' in-house community
Resource designed to support solicitors meet their regulatory and ethical responsibilities.
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NewsIn depth: Reforming weddings law
Three years on from Law Commission recommendations to create a ‘fairer system’, the Labour government will ‘take more time’ to decide on next steps.
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NewsLAA portal back online following data breach
System was switched off to practitioners while steps taken to bolster security and protect information.
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NewsMoJ consults on £92m offer for criminal legal aid
Law Society welcomes extra cash but says cost of living has outstripped extra funding being offered.
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NewsUS tech giants called in to help solve criminal justice crisis
Ministers assemble Microsoft, Amazon, Google and other tech companies to explore how they can help tackle prison and probation challenges.
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NewsMoJ investigating 'data breach' at Legal Aid Agency
Government working with National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre to investigate 'incident'.
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NewsEfficient service? MPs to probe family court system
Ministry of Justice and Department for Education officials will be grilled on why families are waiting up to a year for their cases to be resolved.
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NewsMoJ review finds Legal Aid Agency 'useful and necessary'
Assessment was carried out shortly after Labour came into power to provide assurance that LAA is aligned with government priorities.
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NewsApprenticeships: Wales 'losing home-grown talent' to England
Law Society Wales office says Level 7 apprenticeships would boost access to justice.
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NewsSupreme Court delivers digital programme on time and within budget
Three-year project has slashed the number of weeks it takes to decide a permission to appeal application.
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NewsExpert witnesses warned over high-volume housing claims
Conflict of interest risk when solicitors acting in high-volume cases instruct same expert.
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NewsWestminster inquiry calls for evidence on joint enterprise
Commission wants to know how the common law doctrine has been applied amid concerns over prosecutions.