All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 142
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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.
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General sentencing guidance captures 'rarely seen' offences
Sentencing Council says latest guideline will help magistrates unable to refer to Court of Appeal judgments.
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NewsRecords disclosure challenge reaches the Supreme Court
Human rights organisation Liberty says its client has been unable to move forward with her life due to minor offences committed in 1999.
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NewsGive us your hard figures, LASPO review team urges
Ministry of Justice says it receives 'largely anecdotal' evidence about impact of legal aid cuts.
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Opinion7.01pm? Don't email unless it's urgent
Royal Mail's GC doesn't message colleagues in the evening or at weekends. All lawyers should follow suit.
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NewsMcFarlane LJ echoes Munby over family justice ‘disaster’
A national board set up to improve the performance of the family justice system and chaired by government ministers had not met for 17 months until recently, the president-designate of the family division has revealed. For this crucial co-ordinating body not to be functioning at a time of crisis ‘is ...
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NewsRoyal Mail GC: data demonstrates your value
Hard data can help a general counsel (GC) demonstrate their legal team’s value to a business as well as cut its costs, Royal Mail’s GC told the Law Society’s flagship conference for in-house lawyers last week. Maaike de Bie In conversation with Stephen Denyer, the Society’s ...
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NewsLegal aid 'likely' for bereaved families at inquests, MoJ announces
Ministry of Justice says exceptional case funding guidance is being changed while officials listened to practitioners' frustrations.
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NewsHale, the primary school hero
An access to justice charity wants to publish an illustrated children's book about the Supreme Court president.
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NewsBe as quick as Twitter to respond to a crisis, GCs told
Senior figures share words of wisdom on the first day of the Law Society In-House Division Annual Conference.
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Replacing interpreters with technology 'will lead to miscarriages of justice'
Lord chief justice told his controversial prediction is based on unproven assumptions.
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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.