All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 18
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NewsMoJ viewing probate progress through 'rose-tinted spectacles'
Solicitors point to cases more than a year old, adding that delays can be costly for grieving families.
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OpinionLCJ's diversity pledge gives cause for optimism
The proportion of black judges has remained at 1% since 2014, but the judiciary is working hard to change that.
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News'Tough on crime' narrative failing victims
Sentencing review chief David Gauke criticises politicians for increasing tariffs without considering wider impact on justice system.
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NewsMoJ hails further progress on probate delays
Ministry of Justice says recruitment of extra staff has helped halve waiting times in six months.
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NewsIn depth: Legal policy forum highlights new diversity and inclusion initiatives
The UK’s legal sector is continuing to champion diversity, equality and inclusion programmes as major US corporations, including professional advisory firms, begin to row back on their pledges.
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NewsConveyancing storm over Nationwide's requirements 'grenade'
Conveyancing practitioners feared lender's updated requirements would slow down nearly all transactions.
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NewsSanctioned judge was promoted within six months, MoJ reveals
Courts minister says judicial appointments body has a statutory duty to make selections based on merit alone.
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NewsJustice spending 'set to be no higher than it was in early 2000s'
Day-to-day justice spending in 2025-26 will be 16% lower in per-person terms than it was two decades ago.
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NewsCourt interpreter pay could rise under new MoJ contract
Minister says Consumer Price Index will be applied to the new language services contract on an annual basis.
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NewsIntermediate courts not the answer, Society tells Leveson review
Chancery Lane says some of the ideas Sir Brian Leveson has been asked to review merely shift the burden from one place to another.
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NewsFirm joins with neurodiversity specialist to reduce tribunal claims
Solicitors say more employees are disclosing their diagnosis but employers are struggling to understand.
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NewsThree-year time limit to be removed for child sexual abuse claims
Lord chancellor says changes recommended by Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are long overdue.
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NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
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NewsWelfare benefits decision prompts firm to drop legal aid JR
Lawyers will be able to claim total costs at hourly rates when costs exceed three times the £208 fixed fee.
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NewsMoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot
Government data shows cases are being resolved 11 weeks more quickly in pilot areas and case backlog has halved.
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NewsLandmark neurodivergence guidance for family lawyers
Sir Andrew McFarlane says failure to recognise and accommodate neurodivergence results in unequal access to justice.
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NewsSolicitors encourage late guilty pleas to earn more, bar tells Leveson review
Criminal Bar Association says fees for cracked and effective trials should be more closely aligned to destroy 'perverse incentive'.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses father's habeas corpus care order challenge
Doctrine would apply only in 'extreme or unusual circumstances amounting to the unauthorised detention of a child'.
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NewsWe are not politically biased, says CBA - after featuring in Jenrick segment for GB News
Shadow justice secretary spoke to representative body about court backlog as part of an investigation for news channel GB news.
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NewsIn depth: Gauke's sentencing review - what he should recommend
David Gauke’s sentencing review must complement Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts if the government is going to come up with a holistic prescription for criminal justice.