All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 131
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NewsLand Registry prepares to publish conveyancers' error rates
More than 3,000 requisitions sent every day after customers omit or supply inaccurate information.
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NewsGCs not benefiting from innovative technology due to knowledge gap
Senior legal chiefs unsure what technology would make the best investment.
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NewsMedia trawled through SC justices' family social media accounts during Brexit case
Lady Hale and Lord Reed advise against judges having their own accounts.
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NewsHome Office rejects knife ASBO amendments
Government says the Offensive Weapons Bill provides safeguards being sought by Magistrates' Association and others.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency to view applicants' bank accounts
Agency reveals it has been testing open banking technology as part of efforts to keep up with digital expectations.
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NewsDivorce process 'too complicated' for litigants in person
Nuffield Foundation report contrasts England and Wales' three-step procedure with those of other jurisdictions.
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NewsConveyancers 'too close' to developers, MPs claim
Select committee told that some developer-recommended solicitors failed to advise buyers of onerous lease terms.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers offered money to pilot flexible court hours
Early and late court sittings will be piloted for six months in Manchester and Brentford, west London.
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NewsForensics shortfalls and legal aid rates jeopardising trials
Forensic Science Regulator wants funding system changed to raise standards.
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NewsGovernment gets the ball rolling on criminal legal aid review
Ministry of Justice says it wants reforms to fairly pay for work done and limit perverse incentives.
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NewsCommonhold 'must earn market approval' to be viable leasehold alternative
Law Society is worried about the scale of immediate, radical change on the cards.
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NewsJudge makes public his concern about expert witness's conduct
His Honour Clifford Bellamy says behaviour in Court of Protection case did not meet expected standards.
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NewsCivil service union secures 10% pay hike for prosecutors
Staff can be required to work between 7am to 7pm under the two-year deal.
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NewsUpdate: Molly Russell family granted legal aid for inquest on appeal
Russell solicitor says lawyers should not have to represent families for free.
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NewsFunder pledges £1m for access to justice
Global litigation funder Therium Access will provide funds necessary to pursue or defend claims.
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NewsPractitioners' queries on calls for court reform evidence
House of Commons justice select committee called for written submissions of evidence for the £1bn court reform programme.
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NewsNews focus: Equality still a work in progress
New Law Society research confirms that tackling unconscious bias, fair pay and promoting widespread flexible working are key elements needed to achieve gender equality in the legal profession.
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NewsMortgage lenders worried about commonhold insolvency
Law Commission has been tasked with reviving the leasehold alternative to home ownership.
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NewsInternational Women's Day: is partnership a postcode lottery?
Thousands of women lawyers reveal what is holding them back at work in landmark Law Society research. One factor is where they live.
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NewsLord chancellor hits back at bar's Crown court concerns
Lord chancellor says case numbers and waiting times are falling.