All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 113
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NewsGovernment lost £12.1m over cancelled fine-collection upgrade
Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme was supposed to increase efficiency.
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NewsWe're still here: fighting talk from law centres following Lambeth closure
Network chief says 16 have gone since 2013 - but six have joined and others are keen.
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News‘Perverse incentives’ of criminal legal aid fees hurt clients
Transform Justice’s latest report says the fixed police station fee creates a financial incentive for the most experienced lawyers to do the least complex cases.
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NewsJudge's emails automatically forwarded to malicious account
HM Courts & Tribunals Service reported five incidents to the Information Commissioner's Office.
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NewsHMCTS staff spent 30,000 hours dealing with court IT chaos
Ministry of Justice says the January outage was reputationally damaging.
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News70 years, 70 cases: campaigners pay tribute to legal aid
Justice Alliance publishes booklet to commemorate Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.
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NewsSociety updates best-practice guide for conveyancers
Chancery Lane chief says Conveyancing Protocol will provide consistency and improve efficiency.
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News'Whoever has the privilege': Gauke on the brink of departure
Lord chancellor prepares to bid farewell as he sends a message to his successor in a speech on reoffending.
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NewsMoJ proposes guidance to understand Victims' Code obligations
Frontline staff unsure who needs to do what each stage of the criminal justice process.
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NewsFreshfields pushes lawyers to connect with female barristers
Magic circle firm wants to see greater diversity among the counsel it instructs.
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NewsHigh Court quashes lawyer's decision not to prosecute police driver
Crown Prosecution Service says it is reflecting on critical judgment carefully.
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NewsFinancial pressures force closure of London law centre
Trustees of Lambeth Law Centre confirm the facility has shut with immediate effect.
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NewsLottery lifeline: £494k for dwindling law centres
Government figures show there were 94 law centres in 2013/14. There are 47 now.
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NewsMoJ urged to do more on criminal records reform
David Gauke pledges to break employment barrier but report highlights 'double discrimination' faced by BAME people.
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NewsMoJ can’t find key Jackson costs note
Only record of a meeting in which Sir Rupert Jackson proposed extending the Aarhus convention cost-cap is lost.
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OpinionWe need more MPs on the legal aid frontline
How do we get politicians to care about justice? Encourage them to see those directly affected by it.
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NewsLawyers say HMCTS chief wrong about 15-minute video slots
Susan Acland-Hood told MPs there is no standard operating procedure - but solicitors say they don't have enough time to take proper instructions.
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NewsLegal aid ‘heroes’ honoured at special ceremony
Hundreds of practitioners gather for the 17th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards.
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NewsWe have to be careful with legal aid, PM warns
Theresa May says a quarter of the Ministry of Justice budget is spent on legal aid.
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NewsLabour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice
New route for redress proposed after party told that solicitors are warning leaseholders not to use tribunals.