All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 124
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NewsCourts to consider wider consequences of arson and criminal damage
Sentencing Council says harm goes beyond the physical and financial as it unveils guidelines for judges and magistrates.
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NewsHenry VIII powers not appropriate: disagreement over divorce bill
Law Society and family law group Resolution differ over making changes to legislation.
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NewsGovernment pledges to cut wedding red tape - as wait for divorce gets longer
Couples are waiting up to four months longer than they would have had to in 2015 to get a decree nisi.
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NewsLabour urged to 'step up and defend legal aid legacy'
Party supporters want to see a fully funded system in the next manifesto.
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NewsCorporates cut legal function spending
EY survey of over 1,000 in-house lawyers found 82% of companies plan to reduce costs.
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OpinionMen don't need grand gestures to support women in law
A chat about last night's football game or a line in a letter can turn a man into a champion for change.
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NewsGovernment loses bid to take judges' pension dispute to Supreme Court
Treasury says it will now consider how best to compensate those affected by pension changes, which could cost the taxpayer £4bn a year.
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NewsCouples face record 59-week wait for a divorce
Ministry of Justice says regional divorce centres are processing a backlog of older cases.
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NewsMoJ publishes four-year-old research on unrepresented defendants
Report based on interviews with 15 judges and six prosecutors conducted in 2015.
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NewsFirst woman president of Queen's Bench Division sworn in
Law Society president Christina Blacklaws describes Dame Victoria Sharp as an 'amazing trailblazer'.
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NewsYoung legal aid lawyer shares pain over redundancy
Criminal duty solicitor has worked exclusively in legal aid since university.
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NewsWe will not be silenced: Liam Allan joined by protesters outside RCJ
Campaigners highlight the impact of false allegations in emotionally-charged vigil.
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NewsSenior judges 'most socially exclusive' of all professionals
Report by Social Mobility Commission and Sutton Trust shows that 65% of senior judiciary were educated at an independent school.
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NewsPostal order payments to continue despite use in title fraud
HM Land Registry says it accepts fees by postal order because some customers do not have a bank account.
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NewsMcFarlane tells family lawyers: don't do more than a full day's work
Family division president says tweets highlighting unreasonable judicial behaviour will be followed up.
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NewsChakrabarti backs time-limited quotas to speed up gender equality
Shadow attorney general says affirmative action has helped more women get into parliament.
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NewsLord chancellor backs professional bodies' gender equality pledge
Law Society, Bar Council and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives unite to help women in law.
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NewsLegal aid system 'leaving employees to fight discrimination alone'
Equality and Human Rights Commission says challenging employers should not be a 'David v Goliath' battle.
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NewsSociety's global call to arms over gender equality
Latest report on women in law identifies common barriers ahead of international summit.
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NewsFrustrating and foreseeable: MPs call for national magistrates strategy
House of Commons justice select committee says Ministry of Justice is wrong to say morale is up.