All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 126
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NewsLegal aid for welfare benefits plummets over a decade
Justice minister Lucy Frazer QC says the LASPO review will be published 'shortly'.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency faces High Court showdown over protection orders
Civil liberties group has been granted permission to challenge the lack of legal aid to challenge public space protection orders.
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NewsRegulatory uncertainty over key home-buying reform
Solicitors Regulation Authority says solicitors should not hold deposits on behalf of sellers 'before a sale has been agreed'.
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NewsReady, set, GO: 'enhanced' Wi-Fi for criminal courts
GovWifi account will enable visitors to access network in 31 buildings.
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NewsGovernment 'exploring alternatives' to short prison sentences
Cautious welcome for justice minister Rory Stewart's proposal.
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NewsLaw Society's warning over leasehold costs curbs
Chancery Lane has responded to the Law Commisson’s consultation on proposals to reform process for leaseholders to buy or extend their lease.
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NewsLaw Commission chair wants ‘modern lawyers’ to fill commissioner posts
Sir Nicholas Green told the Gazette it was a ‘chance to do a lot of rebalancing’.
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NewsCriminal legal aid review won't be ready until late 2020
Ministry of Justice says evidence must go 'far beyond' billing data.
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OpinionBezos split should inspire mediation rethink
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos's approach lends itself to mediation. It's a shame that take-up of information and assessment meetings has continuously declined since LASPO.
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NewsSolicitors told about vulnerable prisoners policy - five months after it was introduced
Criminal defence practitioners told not to speak to too many prisoners on visits to police cells.
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NewsFirms shut by SRA to appeal interventions
Regulator announces closure of Essex and Hounslow firms, citing reason to suspect dishonesty by employee.
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NewsSurrogacy order ends 'legal limbo' for single parents
Family specialist says change in the law will end discrimination.
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NewsCity firm wants more female solicitors talking to the press
Clyde & Co says fewer than 20% of its spokespeople are women.
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NewsBureaucracy jeopardising community sentence efforts - justice thinktank
Report into the relationship between probation and the courts makes 15 recommendations to address 'fraying' trust.
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NewsTreasury gives MoJ £30m to prepare for Brexit
Ministry of Justice says the cash will be spent preparing for every eventuality as further details emerge of 'no deal' plans.
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NewsDivorce law consultation attracts at least 600 responses
Justice secretary David Gauke says there is broad support to scrap the fault-based system.
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NewsProblem-solving pioneer judge Nicholas Crichton dies
Tributes paid to retired judge who 'believed in people's capacity to change'.
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OpinionLASPO review: have your say
The Ministry of Justice's report won't be out until early next year now. Share your views on what it should say.
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NewsNumber of conveyancing firms at all-time low
Land Registry data shows smaller competitors dropping out of the market.
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NewsSix months too long to finalise a divorce, bar warns
Ministry of Justice believes its proposal will give couples sufficient time to consider the implications of splitting up.