All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 141
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OpinionLet's end the 'fat cat' lawyer myth once and for all
Solicitors must shout louder about the phenomenal amount of pro bono work they do every day.
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NewsRestore legal aid for early advice: Conservative MP joins critics
Barrister Alex Chalk says LASPO has reduced the budget further than originally intended.
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NewsCrunch time: criminal barristers vote on legal aid offer
Ballot organised by Criminal Bar Association opened yesterday and will close on Tuesday.
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NewsWindrush citizens don't need legal aid, Gauke insists
Justice secretary says the Home Office will be able to help people worried about their immigration status.
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NewsJudges to get tougher on court order breaches
Sentencing Council says the public is entitled to expect offenders who disobey the court to be punished.
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NewsSolicitors crowd bottom rungs of judicial ladder - but struggle to climb it
Judicial Appointments Commission bulletin also contains social mobility data revealing the dominance of the privately educated.
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NewsEmployment tribunal claim time limits 'bizarrely short', MPs told
Lawyers say three months is not enough time for sexual harassment victims.
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NewsHigh Court verdict on housing duty challenge delayed
Law Centres Network is challenging the government's legal aid procurement process.
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NewsHow can we trust your data? MPs grill prosecution chief
Director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders told that data capture system is not fit for purpose.
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News'Justice Week' to replace pro bono celebration
Law Society, Bar Council and CILEx working together to rebrand National Pro Bono Week.
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NewsChief of unique local authority 'social enterprise' ABS quits
Quentin Baker leaves LGSS Law Ltd weeks after highlighting its unique business model.
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OpinionVisit a crumbling court, not a computer
Justice minister Lucy Frazer should be seeing first hand the damage caused by a collapsed ceiling, not an IT system in action.
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NewsDigital escrow service removes need for lawyer to hold client cash
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says first fully digital mortgage settlement marks a milestone for the property sector.
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NewsFirms choosing 'vibrant' city centres outside of London to expand
Manchester and Bristol dominate top 10 regional transactions, by square feet, for 2017.
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NewsMother denied chance to take her case to 'court of public opinion'
Sir James Munby says approaches to transparency have changed over the years.
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NewsFamily courts 'not taking domestic abuse allegations seriously'
Survivors recall distressing experiences as women's charity calls for an independent inquiry.
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NewsWhitehall opens competition for £320m public sector panel
Latest Crown Commercial Service procurement is the final stage of legal services overhaul.
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OpinionCriminal bar should reject the government's offer
The Ministry of Justice is willing to inject £15m into the AGFS scheme. Bar chiefs should demand cash for solicitors too.
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NewsNo 'one-size-fits-all' approach to resolving human rights conflicts, GCs told
Remote working enabled one female employee to work on a project in a country where women's right to work was an issue.
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NewsWhat about us? Solicitors urge settlement of LGFS row
Law Society is taking the Ministry of Justice to the High Court over reforms to the litigators' graduated fee scheme.