All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 16
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NewsHigh Court hears landmark legal aid challenge over school exclusion appeals
Claimant's lawyers say case is about access to justice in an 'important and sensitive area'.
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NewsInfected blood scandal: inquiry chair demands statutory duty of candour
Sir Brian Langstaff outlines key recommendations and calls for government to make a meaningful apology.
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News'Catalogue of failures' caused infected blood scandal - inquiry
Solicitor for 1,500 victims and their families says inquiry has delivered 'no-holds-barred, hard-hitting report'.
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NewsOperation Early Dawn 'effectively holding defendants incommunicado'
Emergency measure triggered by lord chancellor to ease prison capacity pressures left law firm in the dark over client.
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NewsIn depth: MPs hear pleas to mandate upfront information in house sales
Mandating upfront information would ‘revolutionise’ the home buying and selling process, MPs hear. Sharing up to 300 pieces of information would provide more certainty that the transaction is going ahead.
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NewsCybersecurity support bolstered as chambers suffers suspected attack
Disaster recovery, business continuity and device management added to questionnaire by professional bodies following feedback.
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NewsDrop CILEX plan and focus on your core duties, Society chief tells SRA
Chancery Lane chief executive says council members would need to approve changes to allow regulatory takeover.
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NewsOperation Early Dawn a 'compliance nightmare'
Solicitors warn of dire impact as plan to ease prison overcrowding is activated.
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NewsJunior lawyers threaten to escalate SQE results fiasco to LSB
Junior Lawyers Division expects to see changes implemented ahead of next exam sitting and says £250 'goodwill payment' not enough.
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News'Operation Early Dawn': lawyers fear emergency measure could cause court chaos
Some defendants will remain in police cells instead of being taken to court.
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NewsHome buying and selling: Mandate upfront information, MPs told
Industry bodies say provision of property information earlier in the process will speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs.
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NewsHome buying and selling inquiry: MPs to hear evidence from industry bodies
Home Buying and Selling Group and Conveyancing Association chiefs will give evidence in opening session.
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NewsEarly legal advice: MoJ report reveals pilot problems
Evaluation highlights need for better engagement with practitioners but says early legal advice could generate significant value for money.
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NewsLaw school 'not sufficiently preparing Gen-Z lawyers for work' - US survey
US students want to see legal education include more practical skills and greater focus on transactional work.
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NewsSpecialist regulator raises red flag over SRA takeover plan
CILEx Regulation raises concerns over scope, cost and continuing professional development in consultation response.
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NewsJudge's statutory consultation battle heads to Court of Appeal
District judge’s legal challenge over a controversial Judicial Appointments Commission recruitment tool will be heard next month.
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NewsLAA to introduce 10-year flexible criminal legal aid contracts
Law Society says change will cut down on stress endured by solicitors during procurement process.
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NewsCampaigners urge CPS to remove 'drill music' from guidance on gang-related offences
Academic research on consequences for young black men and children prompts fresh call for use of rap music as evidence to be curbed.
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NewsIn depth: Probate modernisation can't happen until 37-year-old rules are updated
With the Probate Registry set to handle a projected 350,000 applications a year, modernisation of the process is increasingly urgent. But digitisation is contingent on updating 37-year-old rules.
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NewsIndependent BSB? That's for us to decide, Bar Council tells MPs
Justice committee raised suggestion of formal separation of representative and regulatory arms of the bar in a letter to the lord chancellor.