All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 133
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NewsLeasehold Reform Act 2019? Unlikely, commission warns
Law Commission warns frustrated leaseholders that parliament is under other pressures and doesn't rule out political backlash.
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NewsOn the move? Tory MP wants mobile magistrates' courts to compensate for closures
Victoria Prentis wants to pilot a scheme as her constituency gears up for another court closure.
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NewsAsia Bibi: Lawyer defies death threats over Christian's case
Saif ul-Malook tells international secular conference that people must step up when no one else does.
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NewsMcFarlane on family justice system: Crisis, what crisis?
Family Division president says the word is no longer right because pressures in the system are being addressed.
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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.