All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 155
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NewsEvidence tests relaxed for domestic violence legal aid
Following campaign backed by Law Society, Ministry of Justice says reforms will ensure vulnerable women and children can get legal support.
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NewsMunby to pilot specialist courts for financial remedies
Family division president lays out blueprint for London, the West Midlands and south-east Wales circuits.
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NewsLaw student helps win compensation for homeless family
Samantha Harris says mother was 'tearful' when family turned to Kent Law Clinic for help.
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NewsCross-examination support for vulnerable witnesses delayed
Tests on technology for pre-recording cross examination have 'quality issues', justice minister reveals.
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NewsFlexible courts plan 'still discriminatory' - Chancery Lane
Law Society says revised protocol does not set out how lawyers will escape need to work longer hours.
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NewsYou're hired: Coca-Cola and Marks & Spencer seek solicitor apprentices
Applicants for the six-year apprenticeships need eight A*-C GCSEs and three A-levels at grade B or above.
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NewsGovernment defends fee cut ahead of Law Society challenge
Justice minister Dominic Raab says increased Crown court spend does not reflect an increase in defence solicitors' work.
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NewsImmigration detainees face deportation due to legal aid bureaucracy
Indepedent study commissioned by Bar Council highlights solicitors' 'Catch-22' dilemma.
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NewsLaw Society to challenge government over fee cuts
Vice-president Christina Blacklaws says Chancery Lane has no choice but to take legal action.
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NewsStruggling legal aid solicitors 'reluctant' to request help for vulnerable suspects
Justice director Andrea Coomber says reasonable adjustments are made for too few vulnerable people in the criminal justice system.
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News'Ghost' solicitors rule could be unlawful discrimination
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association survey highlights problems for members with caring responsibilities.
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NewsSmartphones hampering jury trials, appeal judge warns
Lord Justice Singh says criminal practitioners should remind judges to warn juries about discussing a case.
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OpinionUN to the rescue of judicial independence?
International censure might have encouraged the UK government to do more to protect the Brexit judges.
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NewsLegal aid cuts shown up as false economy - new research
Research published today by the Law Society adds to growing evidence that the government’s legal aid cuts have been a false economy. The research, conducted by Ipsos MORI, shows a statistical link between getting early legal advice and resolving problems sooner. Early advice is defined as within three months of ...
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NewsLaw Commission tries to cut '19th century red tape' around logbook loans
Proposed Goods Mortgages Act would give vulnerable borrowers additional time to seek debt advice.
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NewsStamp duty cut: Truss dismisses house prices warning
Chief secretary to the Treasury says Office for Budget Responsibility's 0.3% prediction is a 'minor increase'.
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NewsBudget 2017: stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
Government says the property tax is an upfront cash burden on top of conveyancing fees.
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Boffins help judges get to grips with courtroom science
Guides drafted to explain forensic gait analysis and DNA fingerprinting.