All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 119
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NewsLegal profession excels in social mobility league table
Firms dominate voluntary index of the top employers recruiting from a broader talent pool.
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NewsMoJ to consult on legal aid means test next summer
Department conducting 'complex' review as Labour MP Jess Phillips calls for blanket availability in domestic abuse cases.
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NewsFlexible court hours pilot to cost £1.3m
HMCTS confirms total estimated spend for controversial project after the Gazette submitted a freedom of information request.
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NewsBAILII and MoJ clash over case law rights
Charity that publishes most widely used free resource of online case law said ‘no one can download judgments without our permission’.
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News'Wheels came off' for Person A after incident with Freshfields colleague, SDT told
Former flatmate gives evidence on fourth day of hearing in case against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith.
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News'I blamed myself': Person A describes feelings after alleged Freshfields incidents
Woman at centre of allegations against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith cross-examined over her own conduct.
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News'Person A' quizzed on 'notorious private members' club'
Third day of hearing of allegations against Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith.
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NewsMental health trusts spent £4m on representation at inquests
Foundation says Legal Aid Agency paid £117,968 to bereaved families of relatives in contact with mental health services.
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News'Matter of time': lawyers optimistic about enforcing foreign judgments
Uruguay is the only contracting state to the 2019 Judgments Convention but lawyers told more will follow.
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News'Novel and peculiar': Johnson's verdict on prorogation ruling
Prime minister moots US-style vetting process for justices.
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NewsFurious BAILII demands meeting with MoJ over reusing judgments
Charity behind go-to source of case law says it was not consulted about request to reuse judgments published on its website.
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NewsMost care cases continue to miss 26-week deadline
Average time remains at 33 weeks for a second consecutive quarter.
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NewsSupreme Court appointments may need MPs' approval - attorney general
Government's top law officer says parliamentary scrutiny may be required post-Brexit.
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NewsProrogation ruling sparks new 'war on the judiciary'
Lord chancellor Robert Buckland is forced yet again to defend judicial independence amid renewed onslaught.
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NewsAvoid legal jargon with 'looked-after' children, lawyers told
Campaign groups have published best practice guidance for criminal practitioners on effective advocacy at the police station.
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NewsLabour conference: quotas needed to improve judicial diversity
David Lammy and Shami Chakrabarti argue for quotas and time-limited affirmative action.
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NewsLabour pledges 'root-and-branch' review of Legal Aid Agency
The review will be chaired by Steve Hynes, former director of Legal Action Group.
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NewsLabour to plough £18m into 200 social welfare lawyers
Costed plans due to be unveiled by shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon MP at party’s conference in Brighton.
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NewsEversheds Sutherland sets BAME targets for UK practice
Firm says it wants to bring accountability and transparency to the success of its diversity efforts.
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NewsBusiness secretary urged to set court interpreting standards
Voluntary regulator tells Andrea Leadsom that public service interpreters have been treated with contempt.