All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 128
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NewsRevealed: law centre getting 60,000 calls a year was on brink of closure
A law centre which received over 60,000 calls for help and one million hits on its website last year was on the verge of closure for the second time in a decade, the Gazette has learned. South West London Law Centres faced potential insolvency and closure in 2008. In the ...
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NewsKent Council ABS hails 'positive' half-year results
Invicta Law says its pre-tax profitabilty turnaround is encouraging.
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News'Clean sweep' of old sentencing law could save £250m
Law Commission says the public far too often are not getting clear, transparent and fair judgments.
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OpinionCriminal solicitors: heroes rarely applauded
When morale is at its lowest, it's nice to know you have fans in high places.
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NewsCCMS crisis: domestic violence victims advised to represent themselves
Legal Aid Agency says it is aware of 'issues around performance' as family solicitor highlights devastating consequences.
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News'Locked in a glass cage': young defendants speak out about court experience
Justice thinktank continues push for procedural fairness with latest report.
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NewsFamily lawyers told to draft court orders on the day
'While you wait' policy introduced to cut delays caused by increased workload and reduced staff resources.
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NewsCitizens Advice facing 'difficult choices' if £400,000 grant axed
Advice chiefs say they will struggle to find alternative sources of funding in time to ensure they can carry on.
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NewsSenior judge closes cells amid health and safety concerns after heating packs up
Lady Justice Macur highlights dire state of the justice system before telling crime practitioners they are valued.
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NewsLoss of £400,000 Citizens Advice grant would be a ‘disaster’
Suffolk County Council plan to scrap the grant as part of their 2019/20 budget proposals.
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NewsUN poverty envoy laments ‘gutting’ of legal aid in austerity report
Professor Philip Alston sas the government remains in a state of denial.
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NewsDisclosure action 'must address lack of remuneration'
Law Society and Bar Council welcome fees recognition in the attorney general's review.
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OpinionLCCSA: 70 years fighting for justice
The London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association reminds members why they must battle on.
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News'This ends now': attorney general publishes action plan to tackle disclosure failures
Geoffrey Cox QC MP says he will hold criminal justice chiefs to account if they do not deliver.
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NewsSolicitor steps in pro bono to help LiP leaseholder take on council
Mari Knowles says it is not fair that Southwark resident should defend herself alone in appeal.
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NewsCPS braces for 'no deal' Brexit by hiring extra lawyers
Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC says UK withdrawal from the EU could affect many cases.
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NewsBar challenges police chiefs over Welsh speakers in interviews
Chief constables say a duty to provide a simultaneous translation service is unreasonable and disproportionate.
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NewsHousing court back on government agenda
Communities secretary James Brokenshire says proposals will ensure tenants and landlords can access justice.
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NewsMPs to probe if NDAs are concealing pregnancy discrimination or racist abuse
Maria Miller, chair of the Commons women and equalities committee, says their deployment in sexual harassment cases is only part of the picture.
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NewsFailing courts: Defendant walked 12 miles on unlit road at night to get home
Shropshire advocates say their concerns about court changes have fallen on deaf ears.