All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 148
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NewsSociety alarm over virtual disappearance of immigration legal aid cases
Law Society president Joe Egan says Windrush scandal illustrates how easily people can fall foul of complex rules.
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NewsDefence handed 17,000 pages of material on first day of trial
Commons justice committee hears of the disclosure mountain practitioners have to climb for low - or no - pay.
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NewsJudge-led parole mechanism could spare victims 'onerous step'
Justice secretary David Gauke says the government must take a balanced approach to addressing shortcomings.
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ProfileFighting council’s plan to shut 21 libraries
Lawyer in the news: Caroline Barrett, Irwin Mitchell
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NewsSociety updates bar boycott guidance after judges grant 'blanket permission'
Chancery Lane notes that defence solicitors attending a pre-trial preparation hearing will be permitted to address the court.
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OpinionMunby leaves family justice in reassuring hands
Sir Andrew McFarlane will become president of the family division in July.
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NewsLeveson: Do we want Premier League or a non-league criminal justice system?
Sir Brian Leveson says criminal practice must be attractive career option for practitioners.
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NewsAmber Rudd: Windrush helpline callers don't need lawyers
Immigration specialists unhappy with home secretary's advice in light of her department's track record.
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NewsExclusive: Kent's legal services pioneer resigns
Council's cabinet report says Invicta Law did not deliver a £1m dividend forecast in its business plan.
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NewsSolicitors must make 'proper efforts' to find an advocate - SRA
Regulator issues guidance in response to criminal barristers' boycott of new legal aid work.
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NewsMoJ chips in £152,000 to judicial diversity drive
Applicants from under-represented groups - including solicitors - will receive additional targeted support.
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NewsDigitising divorce applications could save 13,000 hours of court staff time
HM Courts & Tribunals Service family modernisation chief says divorce should not be determined by the ability to copy text.
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NewsCourt of Appeal judge McFarlane appointed next family president
Sir Andrew McFarlane will succeed Sir James Munby, who retires on 27 July.
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NewsHale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate
UK's highest court will shortly hear two eagerly awaited decisions on divorce and civil partnerships.
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OpinionTV REVIEW: BBC One's The Split
The Beeb's six-part drama is set in London's glossy divorce circuit.
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NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
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NewsJudges' salary structure should reward leadership - review body
Senior Salaries Review Body, which advises the lord chancellor, says there is no case for radical change.
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ProfileClient victim of Windrush scandal
Lawyer in the news: Enny Choudhury, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
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NewsLabour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
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NewsLegal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.