All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 134
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Public access barrister suspended over advice failure
Bar Standards Board says Mark William Smith, called to the bar in 1997, can appeal disciplinary decision.
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NewsLAA cancels legal aid housing duty procurement
Next steps for the housing possession court duty scheme contracts will be published 'as soon as possible'.
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NewsExpanded sentencing guidance on coercion and 'revenge porn'
Sentencing Council says guideline reflects the intimate and intrusive nature of intimidatory offences.
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NewsCourt of Appeal ruling prompts Japanese knotweed warning
Law firm says it has hundreds of cases against public bodies and new home builders.
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NewsTribunals urged to collect data on dishonest immigration practitioners
Human rights organisation Justice highlights 'extreme' example where a solicitor lied to a client about the fee.
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NewsBarclays trims back its legal panel even further
Banking giant says firms can be added and removed as appropriate under its new approach.
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NewsLAA relaxes 'ghost' solicitor rule
Law Society welcomes changes to 14-hour requirement that penalised defence practitioners with caring responsibilities.
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NewsCouples face up to year-long wait for 'streamlined' divorces
Family solicitor highlights delays underlying the Ministry of Justice's latest statistics.
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NewsLAA grants record number of exceptional funding bids
745 applications received between January and March this year.
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NewsSix solicitors charged over alleged £12.6m legal aid fraud
Nine people will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 17 July.
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NewsMoJ praised for 'listening to experts' over female offending
Lord chancellor David Gauke says sending women to prison can do more harm than good as he publishes long-awaited strategy.
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NewsGovernment urged to extend civil partnerships following Supreme Court defeat
Government Equalities Office says it will consider today's ruling with great care.
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News'Whistleblower' who sent documents to court raises privilege quandary
Mr Justice Holman makes the unusual decision to refer the matter to family division president.
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NewsWe're becoming simpler and smarter, declares LAA chief executive
Shaun McNally says the Legal Aid Agency has delivered on its commitment to provide more efficient services.
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NewsCohabitation law reform more urgent than civil partnership issue - solicitor
Supreme Court due to rule on civil partnerships tomorrow but solicitor says protecting vulnerable cohabitants is a more pressing issue.
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NewsWhat normal looks like: McFarlane to canvass views on parental guidance
The next president of the family division says the idea must be 'owned' by all levels of the judiciary to work.
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OpinionLaw centres victory exposes alarming evidence gap
Damning High Court judgment raises serious questions about the Ministry of Justice's decision-making process.
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News‘Pennies’ will save pioneering court unit
The judge who pioneered the substance-abuse problem-solving court to help reunite families has urged the profession not to let the scheme ‘go under’.
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NewsABS entrants seek to reduce cost of divorce
Retired hedge fund manager and barristers shake up traditional family practice business model.
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NewsFDAC unit closure threatens future of problem-solving courts
Family Division president Sir James Munby hits out at government's 'failure of imagination and commitment', urging the justice secretary to visit a specialist court.