All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 126
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NewsCouple jailed for harassing judge after birthday card sent to her home
High Court says appellants intended to show the judge they had extensive knowledge about her.
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NewsHundreds of new firms predicted to set up in 2020
Serviced offices becoming more acceptable as 'entrepreunerial' lawyers feel encouraged to go it alone.
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NewsConveyancing consolidation squeezing out local knowledge
Top 200 firms controlling record share of the market, according to data tracker.
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NewsLegal aid heavyweights to merge
Steel & Shamash and Edwards Duthie will join forces to become Edwards Duthie Shamash on 3 June.
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NewsThree months 'not long enough' for domestic abuse review
Group of 37 practitioners has written to the justice secretary explaining what is happening on the ground.
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NewsSecond chance: Gauke widens prisoner release scheme
Ministry of Justice trialling rules that will allow prisoners from open and women's jails to go out and work.
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NewsMunby's concerns prompt fresh guidance on special guardians
Practitioners told that late entrants to care proceedings must be realistic.
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NewsPrince Charles tells GCs: you must act on climate change
Prince of Wales says general counsel are uniquely placed to respond to the growing threat.
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NewsFinalists for legal aid 'Oscars' revealed
Practitioners celebrate nominations day after UN envoy highlights impact of cuts on society's poorest.
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NewsGCs unveil tactics to make external firms diverse
Network builds on open letter in which it threatened to withhold millions.
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NewsFDACs to grow after government pledges £15m to keep children out of care
Children minister says substance-abuse problem-solving courts stop vulnerable families from spiralling out of control.
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NewsLaw centre JR prompts Home Office to clarify immigration support
Guidance and application form published a month before judicial review was due to be heard.
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NewsHigh Court showdown over facial recognition technology begins
Liberty says police force deployed the software at the 2017 Champions League final and Ed Sheeran concerts.
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NewsChild protection in family court set to come under fresh scrutiny
Panel of experts, including senior members of the judiciary, will report back within three months.
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NewsCriminal records disclosure: call for Law Commission review
Professor David Ormerod QC says the time is right for reform but the government is ‘busy doing other things’.
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NewsWhistleblowing concerns spark interpreter contract change
TheBigWord will remove part of its services agreement with interpreters.
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NewsGrowing appetite for digital mortgages - Registry
Land Registry is working with conveyancers who process half of all remortgages in England and Wales.
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NewsWriting on the wall: call for moratorium on court closures
Practitioners hold vigil as images of what has become of former sites are projected onto hoardings.
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NewsMPs tell Gauke to revisit legal aid for inquests
House of Commons justice select committee says inequality of arms is ‘fundamentally unfair’.
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NewsDefendants pleading guilty online may not be aware of wider consequences, MPs told
Fair Trials says travel, insurance, credit ratings and job opportunities could be adversely affected.