All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 190
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NewsCouncils face greater DoLS duties
Law Commission publishes initial conclusions from its review on deprivation of liberty scheme.
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NewsConveyancer regulator presses ahead with PII reforms
Law Society warns of risk that closing firms will switch regulators to avoid run-off premium.
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NewsSRA rebukes judges investigated for viewing pornography
Outcomes agreed with solicitors named by Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
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News‘Largest ever’ legal needs survey – findings
Formal legal advice obtained for less than a third of issues, according to research conducted for the Law Society and Legal Services Board.
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NewsPC fee represents ‘poor value’ – LSB report
Research shows lack of awareness of what practising certificate fee pays for.
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NewsSRA bans ‘solicitor’ who lied to senior judges
Mohammed Kabba of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, had been jailed for 16 months for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
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NewsLegal Services Consumer Panel warns over ‘regulator shopping’
Panel says flexibility could lead to loopholes.
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NewsTony Guise hearing adjourned
Prominent City solicitor had been due to appear at Redhill Magistrates' Court.
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NewsConveyancing boost from stamp duty reforms
Rush to complete transactions prior to government introducing higher rates for additional properties.
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ProfileJournalist’s ‘harassment’ warning revoked
Peter Singfield acted for a journalist in judicial review against IPCC over Police Information Notice.
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NewsSolicitors sceptical as specialist court idea gets new lease of life
‘Problem-solving’ courts are back on the agenda but some solicitors are sceptical after past experience.
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NewsLegal aid ‘safety net’ scheme lawful, appeal court rules
MoJ overturns challenge on Exceptional Case Funding – but Briggs LJ dissents, describing the scheme as ‘inherently unfair’.
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NewsLAA loses legal aid contract challenge
High Court says government erred in the application of its criteria for the eligibility of London firm for duty provider scheme.
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NewsConsumer watchdog warns of interpreters acting as ‘introducers’
Legal Services Consumer Panel identifies three priority areas for Legal Services Board to work on.
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NewsSRA promises ‘sensitive’ mental health support
Chief executive Paul Philip says solicitors can tell the regulator if things are getting difficult.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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NewsQueen’s speech: courts and prisons to be reformed
Offenders will be given a second chance under Prison and Courts Reform Bill.
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NewsQueen’s speech: SARs regime to be improved
Criminal Finances Bill will target entities that carry out money laundering rather than focusing on individual transactions.
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NewsLet law firms host court hearings – rights thinktank
Justice urges government to capitalise on ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to transform civil courts.
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NewsGovernment urged to introduce guardianship bill in Queen’s speech
Justice minister Dominic Raab says government is still committed to pursuing new scheme to help deal with the property and affairs of missing people.