All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 127
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NewsCPS getting names wrong in letters to crime victims, inspector finds
Inspectors criticise lack of empathy in letters sent by liaison unit set up to ensure people receive empathetic letters.
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NewsGauke: we need to tackle diversity gap in senior law firm roles
Justice secretary says there are fewer women in the pipeline of candidates to join the judiciary.
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NewsGovernment backs property logbooks to speed conveyancing
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government wants more information to be provided up front to ease a homebuying process that takes 'a hell of a long time'.
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NewsJudges' pensions: dispute could run long into 2019, court hears
Dispute over transitional pension provisions being heard by Lord Justice Longmore, Sir Colin Rimer and Sir Patrick Elias this week.
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NewsFemale talent drain still a problem for profession - Rafferty LJ
Vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission highlights the challenge of retaining diversity.
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NewsGauke eyes charity boost for access to justice
The lord chancellor has acknowledged that advice agencies are helped funded by pro bono cost orders and donations.
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NewsNeill tells government: no shame in admitting we went too far on legal aid
Politicians make impassioned pleas during three-hour Westminster Hall debate.
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OpinionMaybe it's time to get rid of the 'rule of law'
If we want the public to care about justice, we need to simplify it for them.
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NewsMoJ denies £1.1bn overspend amid fresh budget woes
National Audit Office report suggests the department would fail to meet a target to reduce its spending by £500m by 2019-20.
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NewsJustice Week: funding cuts 'way out of step'
Bar Council report shows that government expenditure has grown between 2008 and 2018.
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NewsSQE: Society sets out the 'known unknowns'
Chancery Lane pools all the information known about the new 'super-exam' into one document.
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NewsGauke targets Hain over parliamentary privilege
Lord chancellor stresses the importance of respecting the rule of law.
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NewsJustice minister tight-lipped on LASPO review cash
Lucy Frazer stresses the importance of looking to the future at latest meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on legal aid.
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NewsCriminal justice system 'really creaking', warns outgoing CPS chief
Alison Saunders, who steps down as director of public prosecutions this week, criticised for not speaking out earlier.
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NewsJustice centre stage in week of events
The legal profession’s main representative bodies join hands today to place justice and the rule of law at the centre of public and political debate.
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NewsMoJ was warned about court reform risks in 2016
Management consultants pointed to other countries' less ambitious reforms - which were plagued with problems.
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News‘Unduly lenient’ figures steady, says solicitor general
Robert Buckland QC MP says the number of Crown court cases that result in referral or sentence increase is ‘fairly constant’.
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NewsNews focus: Kent ABS goes for steady growth
After a challenging start, new boss Guy Record aims for a ‘realistic’ and ‘measured’ approach at Kent County Council’s alternative business structure Invicta Law.
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NewsJudges to get 2% annual pay rise
Lord chancellor David Gauke says the increase is the biggest in a decade.
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OpinionShould parliamentary privilege be scrapped?
The decision to name a businessman at the centre of the British #MeToo scandal risks making a mockery of the law.