All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 147
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NewsCrumbling courts: shut-down buildings left to 'fall into ruins'
Commons environmental audit committee says derelict court premises pose risks to society.
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NewsMuslim couples should be legally required to register marriage, sharia review concludes
Government-commissioned study says recommendation will ensure women are fully protected under family law.
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NewsUnrepresented must be told about surcharges on sentencing, Society says
Law Commission has suggested that the imposition of surcharges should become an automatic consequence of conviction.
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NewsCarillion provided helpline service to Legal Aid Agency under £15k-a-month contract
Lord chancellor David Gauke says the risk assessment for the contract is 'minimal' following construction giant's collapse.
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NewsLaw firms dominate top-100 index of LGBT-friendly employers
Slaughter and May associate Krishna Omkar is charity Stonewall's gay role model of the year.
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NewsJustice stalwart Sir Henry Brooke dies at 81
Tributes are pouring in from the profession after the retired judge passed away following heart surgery.
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NewsComputer says nisi: digital divorce application on test
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says the pilot has drastically cut the number of forms being returned because of errors.
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NewsJudges' pensions: Government loses appeal tribunal challenge
After three hours of deliberations, Sir Alan Wilkie allows Ministry of Justice permission to take case to Court of Appeal.
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Court of Appeal rejects challenge over former LLP member's 'whistleblower' claim
Lord Justice Singh dismisses Wilsons Solicitors LLP's attempt to block claim and orders firm to pay £15,000 costs.
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ProfileYouTube star won revenge porn damages
Dr Ann Olivarius, McAllister Olivarius and AO Advocates
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NewsLeasehold extension cost appeal quashed
Campaigners had hoped that legal challenge would slash costs of extending a lease.
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NewsMoJ 'renationalises' prison maintenance after Carillion collapse
Around 1,000 staff with transfer to a new government-owned company called Gov Facility Services Limited.
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NewsPublishing conveyancing reviews 'will drive out the dabblers'
Licensed conveyancers told they are no longer the poor relation of the solicitor community.
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NewsTerror laws 'don't always provide the right answer', watchdog says
Independent reviewer Max Hill QC says murder was the correct charge for the terrorist killing of Jo Cox MP in first annual report.
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NewsSociety issues JR proceedings over legal aid cuts
Joe Egan, president, says arbitrary cuts would have a detrimental impact on justice.
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NewsConveyancer body aims to be 'regulator of choice' for property firms
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says there is a place for an alternative to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsLegal aid available for 'most critical moments', new minister insists
Latest ministerial team answers justice questions for the first time in the House of Commons.
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NewsSociety calls for stronger safeguards to protect detained patients
Vice-president Christina Blacklaws says the Mental Health Act must reflect a change in attitudes and approaches since 1983.
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Court fines recovery taken 'very seriously', HMCTS insists
Government is due to announce winners of £290m enforcement contract this year.
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NewsLaw firm prepares to issue Worboys judicial review claim
Birnberg Peirce has sent a letter before claim while the Centre for Women's Justice has raised over £54,000 to challenge the Parole Board's decision.