All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 175
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NewsCumbria court closure highlights provision challenge
Legal Aid Agency proposes to merge Kendal and Barrow-in-Furness duty solicitor schemes.
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NewsLaw firm attitudes ‘deterring solicitors from becoming judges’
Judicial Appointments Commission chair and vice-chair grilled by House of Lords committee.
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NewsGovernment to appeal judges’ pension ruling
Employment tribunal ruled transitional arrangements amounted to unlawful age discrimination.
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£1.1m compensation for prisoners over parole delays
National Audit Office investigation highlights five-fold increase in private law damages claims.
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NewsFurther fee cuts ‘obtuse’, top legal aid firms tell MoJ
Big Firms’ Group urges lord chancellor to meet relevant stakeholders.
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NewsDomestic violence evidence requirement removed
Law Society welcomes government decision to remove five-year time limit.
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NewsNew call to respect LPP
Chancery Lane has also published a practice note to ensure solicitors understand legal professional privilege.
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NewsMoJ to introduce allowance to stop judges quitting
Judicial Attitudes Survey highlighted low morale as a result of ‘inadequate’ pay and pension.
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NewsSolicitors unite to oppose fee cuts
Law Society and practitioner groups issue position statement over litigators graduated fee scheme.
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NewsTop legal aid firm rebuked over referral payments
Duncan Lewis agrees to publication of regulatory settlement agreement following SRA investigation.
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NewsCourts bill: domestic violence cross-examination pledge
Use of virtual hearings to be extended.
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NewsFirst female Metropolitan police commissioner appointed
Another glass ceiling breaks with announcement that Cressida Dick will succeed Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
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NewsSupreme Court backs immigration income threshold
Justices say minimum income requirement will cause hardship for couples but is not unlawful.
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NewsTributes paid to ‘innovative’ local government lawyer
Local government solicitors have paid tribute to a ‘formidable’ property and planning specialist who helped to establish a Norfolk-based shared legal service eight years ago. Chris Skinner, practice director at nplaw, died on his 59th birthday last Tuesday at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Skinner, who had Guillain-Barré syndrome, had been ...
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NewsFounding pro bono charter signatories revealed
Law Society president Robert Bourns praises solicitors’ 'unsung’ work
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NewsCivil partnership couple seek Supreme Court hearing
Court of Appeal dismisses challenge brought by Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan.
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Solicitors speak out over plight of jailed 71-year-old
‘No one seemed to consider what Mrs Kirk’s brother wanted.’
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NewsNew protests over legal aid cuts
Meetings have been organised in Hull, Cheshire, Merseyside and London this month.
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ProfilePlumber wins landmark ‘gig economy’ case
Jacqueline McGuigan represented Gary Smith, who wanted to reduce his working days at Pimlico Plumbers following a heart attack.
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NewsShortage of judges hits immigration tribunals
Justice minister says MoJ doing everything it can ‘to avoid unnecessary delay’.