All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 175
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NewsFTSE-100 sets aside billions more for legal bills
Banks and financial services firms hold the biggest share of legal liability provision.
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News£400m government panel opens to bids
Crown Commercial Service has issued an invitation to tender for general legal services.
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NewsCriminal bar chief targets ‘corruption’ of defence work
Francis FitzGibbon QC takes aim at 'incompetent' solicitor-advocates and says patience over planned reforms is wearing thin.
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NewsEvidence mounts in the case for problem-solving courts
Five-year academic research shows significantly less family disruption for cases that go through pioneering London court.
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NewsResearch exposes £60k gender pay gap
Men earn 19.2% more than women – and the gulf is wider at the top, Law Society research shows.
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NewsSports Direct drops RPC from working practices review
Retailer says law firm will continue to be a valued legal adviser.
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NewsMunby relies on problem-solving courts to solve 'care crisis'
Family division president says the number of new care cases could reach 25,000 by 2020.
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ProfileMoD refuses to end use of Lariam
Hilary Meredith’s firm was approached by more than 1,000 British troops prescribed controversial anti-malaria drug.
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NewsHM Treasury consults on ‘fit and proper persons test’ for lawyers
Requirements of new EU money laundering directive must be transposed into UK law by June 2017.
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NewsImmigration fees to soar despite overwhelming opposition
Only five out of 142 respondents agreed with Ministry of Justice proposals for a six-fold rise at first-tier tribunal.
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NewsTransforming justice: tribunals’ future unclear
Paper questions structure of employment tribunal service.
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NewsStop bandying about ‘access to justice’, McNally tells lawyers
Former justice minister says consensus is needed on how much should be spent on legal aid.
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NewsMagic circle firm pilots AI technology ‘trained to think like a lawyer’
Slaughter and May says legal due diligence process is ripe for automation.
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NewsClients will choose MDPs over traditional firms, PwC Legal chief predicts
Shirley Brookes says multi-disciplinary practices will become more common.
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NewsMergers lose appeal as top firms look to poach departments
Latest sector research suggests large firms only want the very best departments without taking on the other firm’s liabilities.
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News‘Disgraceful’ family solicitor sentenced over income tax fraud
Dianna Gerald, also known as Dianna Lee, 'wholly unsuitable to be a solicitor' judge says.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency contracts chief to leave
Hugh Barrett, director of legal aid commissioning and strategy, on his way out in restructuring of management team.
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NewsSolicitor dismay over Munby care case comments
Family law group Resolution said Sir James Munby’s words could be misconstrued to suggest lawyers are making a ‘heap of money’.
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ProfileVictory in Nepal army torture case
Jonathan Grimes acted for Colonel Kumar Lama, a Nepalese national and officer in the Nepal Army, who was accused of torture.
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NewsNepal torture acquittal raises universal jurisdiction fears
Prosecutors should not be deterred from bringing war crimes cases, solicitors say.