All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 139
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NewsGrenfell: inquiry team urged to let lawyers ask questions
Community groups highlight risk of bereaved families, survivors and residents losing trust in the process.
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NewsMoJ goes on hiring spree to strengthen Public Defender Service
Retirements and advocates becoming judges have left a hole in the Legal Aid Agency department.
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NewsLegal bloggers allowed to report on family proceedings
Charity says the pilot will help to inform the public of cases that do not just involve celebrities, a scandal or titillating fact.
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NewsWindrush: Home Office asks immigration lawyers for advice
Immigration specialist welcomes call for evidence but questions whether changes will be implemented.
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NewsCriminal bar cautiously backs cameras in more courts
Victims' Commissioner told a Sunday newspaper that filming could make barristers less aggressive.
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NewsSociety urges City watchdog to probe conveyancing panels
Chancery Lane says strict panel membership criteria stifle consumer choice and warrant further investigation.
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NewsSolicitor welcomes London mayor's call for new inquest into child's death
Hodge Jones & Allen partner Jocelyn Cockburn says Ella Kissi-Debrah's human rights may have been breached over the government's failure to act on air pollution.
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NewsGovernment gets tough on family financial orders
Justice minister Lucy Frazer admits the current system is open to exploitation and leaves people without legal representation vulnerable.
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NewsAppeal over criminal legal aid decision 'still on the cards'
Legal Aid Agency updates Crown court fee position following High Court defeat.
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NewsJudicial ombudsman asked to investigate 'barrister bias'
Complaint about Judicial Appointments Commission's selection process was not upheld.
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NewsSolicitors in the dock over alleged £12.6m legal aid fraud
His Honour Judge Loraine-Smith adjourns plea and trial preparation hearing until 12 October.
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NewsWe've learnt our lesson: LAA improves complaints-handling process
House of Commons justice select committee seeks assurances following ombudsman decision.
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NewsAI 'has a long way to go' before it threatens interpreters' jobs
Company tasked with providing courtroom services is expanding.
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NewsNews focus: Disaster recovery
The Ministry of Justice should be commended for taking urgent steps to save the probation service, but why does it often take legal action for the government to look again at its reforms?
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Judicial heavyweights hit out
Two of the country’s most senior judges have entered live political controversies to highlight vulnerable people’s plight within the justice system.
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NewsDivorce reform could follow in wake of Owens v Owens
Ministry of Justice says it is already ‘looking closely’ at reforms to the divorce system after the Supreme Court ruled that a 68-year-old woman must remain married to her husband.
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OpinionSir James Munby retires: his best quotes
On the day that the outspoken family division president retires, the Gazette recalls some soundbites.
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Munby reissues adoption guidance after reading tweet 'with considerable concern'
Family division president says adoption visits should take place outside normal court sitting hours.
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NewsCriminal legal aid fragility putting rights at risk - MPs
House of Commons justice select committee says an independent review must be completed by March 2020.
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OpinionBreaking up is hard to do. Why make it harder?
The government's lack of interest in no-fault divorce is baffling.