All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 157
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NewsNeuberger: 'Very hard to defend' current legal aid system
Supreme Court president provides bleak outlook for future of access to justice.
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News'Does what it says on the tin' - lord chancellor praises business courts rebrand
Overseas competition recurring theme at Rolls Building event to unveil Business and Property Courts.
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NewsBarristers and solicitors 'have similar immigration fees', public told
Bar regulator publishes guidance on immigration and asylum for the public and professionals.
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NewsTougher manslaughter sentences proposed for cost-cutting employers
Sentencing Council says draft guideline reflects offender's culpability and seriousness of the harm caused.
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NewsLammy: bring justice closer to communities
Labour MP is due to report on his findings of potential racial bias in the criminal justice system in September.
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NewsFormer GMTV political editor joins Burgon in shadow justice team
Jeremy Corbyn says latest appointments prove Labour is the 'government in waiting'.
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NewsMore prosecution data needed to tackle online fraud
National Audit Office says online fraud is the most commonly experienced crime in England and Wales.
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NewsHillsborough charges
Solicitor Peter Charles Metcalf, admitted in 1977, is among six people who have been charged with criminal offences in relation to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath, the Crown Prosecution Service announced last week. Metcalf acted for South Yorkshire Police during the Taylor inquiry into the disaster and the ...
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NewsWhitehall lawyers could be overwhelmed by Brexit
The government’s principal legal advisers could struggle to juggle Brexit demands with their day jobs, according to the Government Legal Department’s annual report.
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ProfileVegan challenges discriminatory job ad
Barbara Bolton, International Vegan Rights Alliance and Shepherd & Wedderburn
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NewsAccess to chief executive 'more important than seat at the table'
Local government lawyers told good governance is 'all embracing concept'.
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NewsMediation decline may be due to legal aid cuts, government admits
Ministry of Justice says other referral sources have increased but not enough to compensate.
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'Out of touch': legal tech start-up founder urges firms to innovate
Linkilaw founder Alexandra Isenegger points to mismatch between service provision and pricing models.
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NewsFormer Supreme Court justice Lord Toulson dies aged 70
Tributes paid to a 'truly valued colleague and man of honour', who died yesterday.
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NewsHillsborough: Police solicitor and senior officers charged
Peter Metcalf will appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 9 August.
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NewsInspectors tell CPS: 'You cannot abandon principle of defence engagement'
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate highlights need for 'culture change'.
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NewsLidington: Grenfell Tower families must have 'utter confidence' in inquiry
Lord chancellor tells BBC Radio 4 that tenants are eligible for legal aid to take action against landlords.
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NewsGovernment seeks to cut costs of immigration litigation work
Annual report hails efforts by Home Office, Government Legal Department and HMCTS.
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NewsSRA to canvass public over conveyancing experience
Former clients will be asked about access, choice, quality and cost.
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NewsLegal advice plight of undocumented children
Coram Children's Legal Centre highlights struggle to find a solicitor willing to take a case on.