All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 177
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NewsCPS satisfaction levels soar
Nine out of 10 victims and witnesses happy with Crown Prosecution Service support received in court.
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NewsNottingham to host online divorce pilot
Scheme will allow proceedings for a matrimonial order to be filled in via the web.
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NewsMunby: court did not ‘cave in’ over release of jailed 71-year-old
Court of Appeal approves consent order in relation to elderly man who lacks capacity.
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NewsGovernment snubs calls for hefty cut in tribunal fees
Ministry of Justice says employment tribunal fees ‘generally successful’ in pushing claimants into arbitration – but it will raise threshold for exemptions.
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NewsDoctor jailed after submitting false medical claims
City of London Police says solicitors trusted Benjamin Chang, 57, of London, to provide a service to claimants.
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NewsBoost for sole practitioners as HSBC raises conveyancing threshold
Mortgage threshold for solicitors with Law Society kitemark more than doubles to £350,000.
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Tribunal refuses SRA’s ‘unnecessary’ hotel bill
SDT says the SRA’s schedule of costs, at £16,273.50, was too high.
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ProfileVictory for wheelchair user on bus access
Chris Fry represented a wheelchair user who was unable to board a FirstGroup bus.
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EU regulations fuel demand for in-house lawyers
Recruitment report shows particular desire for data privacy specialists.
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NewsDigital warning over tribunal reforms
Law Society urges government to learn from previous attempts to improve employment tribunal.
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NewsSolicitors from poorer backgrounds earn £6,800 less than ‘privileged’ colleagues
Social mobility research uncovers ‘class ceiling’ in traditional professions such as the law.
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NewsSupreme Court asked to consider deprivation of liberty ‘confusion’
Solicitors say Court of Appeal decision has led to less clarity over meaning of deprivation of liberty.
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NewsTribunal fees blocking high-heels discrimination claims, MPs say
MPs call for affordable mechanism for bringing test cases before employment tribunals.
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NewsMoJ: employment tribunal fees review ‘imminent’
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald highlights difference of opinion among MPs on whether fees should be abolished.
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NewsCompetition for housing legal aid 'could result in race to the bottom'
Government outlines price competition approach for civil legal aid contract work from April 2018.
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NewsMunby: video-links in family courts ‘a disgrace’
Family division president says reforms will not work without better court equipment.
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NewsLASPO review welcomed – but Society repeats advice ‘deserts’ concerns
MoJ plans to submit a post-legislative memorandum on legal aid reforms to the justice select committee.
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ProfileRecord extradition battle reaches Europe
Yasmin Aslam is representing Phillip Harkins, who is wanted in Florida for murder during an attempted robbery in 1999.
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NewsAt last: MoJ announces timetable for LASPO review
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says 'enough time has passed’ since LASPO for the review process to begin.
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NewsSupport for leasehold reform gathers momentum
Representative bodies including the Law Society encouraged by government response as they continue to highlight frustrations.