All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 113
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NewsBarrister has 'strongly worded feedback' on flexible operating hours
Housing specialist had a case listed for 8am at Brentford County Court today.
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NewsAsk about children before sentencing, MPs and peers tell judges
Joint Committee on Human Rights says the court must assess the impact of the sentence on dependants.
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NewsBar offers free app to report bullying and harassment
Barristers will be able to talk to anonymous 'bot to make contemporaneous records.
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NewsCrown court sitting days decision 'political' - senior presiding judge
Lady Justice Macur says allocation has been chopped from 97,400 in 2018/19 to 82,300 in 2019/20.
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NewsLaw centres fight flexible hours pilot
A long-awaited pilot of flexible court hours began last week –and two law centres made clear their feelings on the controversial initiative.
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NewsBT's legal outsourcing to set a trend
More major corporates are likely to hive off parts of their legal function, according to a solicitor who acted for telecoms giant BT in its legal outsourcing project.
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NewsMiller prorogation challenge heads to Supreme Court
UK's highest court expected to hear the case on 17 September.
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NewsSolicitors assured lessons will be learned from DSCC 'meltdown'
Practitioner groups have been invited to attend call centres and share their knowledge.
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NewsConveyancing regulator seeks to slash fees by 30%
Specialist regulator wants to dethrone the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsGive victims sentencing transcript, Baird tells HMCTS chief
Victims' commissioner calls for clarity to help individuals understand the sentence.
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News‘Victims place their lives on hold’ as courts stand idle, says MP
Yasmin Qureshi requested official figures of recorder sitting days in a parliamentary written question.
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NewsLaw centres prepare to protest over flexible operating hours
Six-month pilots at Brentford and Manchester courts will begin on Monday.
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NewsInternational firm acts for former PM in prorogation challenge
Herbert Smith Freehills has been instructed to help Sir John Major in intervention.
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NewsHMCTS fails to meet online plea satisfaction benchmark
Public Accounts Committee told that Single Justice Procedure target one of four milestones 'not met'.
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NewsMiscarriage of justice fears over call centre 'meltdown'
Criminal defence practitioners fear detainees are going into police station interviews alone.
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OpinionLet the public have a good sniff around court
Open days are a great way to help people understand the justice system. We need to arrange more.
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NewsGina Miller instructs Article 50 team to challenge Johnson
Former Supreme Court justice says PM's decision to prorogue parliament is politically shocking but lawful.
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NewsTechnology and medical ethics experts appointed law commissioners
Professors Sarah Green and Penney Lewis will join the Law Commission in January.
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NewsGeneration 'Z' likely to demand prenup - survey
Law firm says celebrity culture has influenced attitudes towards marriage and civil partnerships.
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OpinionPublic legal education should begin on CBBC
Younger viewers are already learning about medicine. They should also learn about the law.