All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 20
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NewsUncertainty surrounds Labour's rape courts pledge
Impact on other offence types and lawyer capacity part of government assessment of how best to fast-track rape cases.
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NewsCouncil lawyers raise concerns over remote meeting limitations
Local government body tells Whitehall that limiting remote attendance could lead to legal challenges.
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NewsHM Land Registry staff vote to strike over compulsory office attendance
Industrial action will not affect conveyancing transactions, agency says.
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NewsCourt sitting days: MoJ reviewing impact on judicial diversity
Government looking at whether minimum level of sittings makes part-time judicial role less attractive to legal professionals.
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NewsCourt interpreting: MoJ rebuffs peers' plea to halt procurement process
Justice minister tells Lords inquiry areas requiring improvement can be built into current retendering process.
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NewsPro bono charity welcomes first solicitor-trustees
Free Representation Unit changed governance arrangements to steer the organisation into becoming a '21st century business'.
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NewsFamily lawyers react to financial remedies 'milestone'
Solicitors raise concerns over the prospect of limiting judicial discretion but demand quicker action on nuptial agreements.
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NewsFinancial remedies law 'not working', says Law Commission
Commission publishes divorce reform options after concluding that current framework is not delivering fair and consistent outcomes.
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NewsJustice committee: Lord chancellor pledges extra 2,000 court sitting days - as it happened
Shabana Mahmood makes her first appearance before MPs on the select committee as lord chancellor and justice secretary.
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NewsDAC Beachcroft setting up shop in New York and LA
City firm will have opened four new international offices within the space of nine months.
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NewsNew menopause support network for legal aid lawyers
Solicitor says a lot of menopause support within the legal sector is focused on corporate entities and big institutions.
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NewsSurrogacy reform moves up the agenda
Health minister met Law Commission last month to discuss its earlier work on 'not fit for purpose' surrogacy laws.
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NewsLawyers divided on 'intermediate courts' to cut Crown court backlog
Leveson review will explore new tier of court where cases will be dealt with by a judge sitting with magistrates.
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NewsLeveson to conduct 'once in a generation' criminal courts review
Review potentially paves the way for fewer jury trials as former Queen's Bench president asked to consider 'intermediate courts' and moving trials.
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NewsLawyers welcome 'parental alienation' guidance
Solicitor says reasons why a child refuses to see a parent can be complex and courts spend a lot of time grappling with challenging issues.
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NewsPeople living in poverty 'waiting months for judge to hear their benefits appeal'
MPs demanded answers during justice questions on sitting days and court backlog.
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NewsMahmood unveils long-term strategy to tackle prison population crisis
Planning rules will be changed to allow prisons to be built quickly, new places will be added to existing sites and cells will be refurbished.
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NewsHomicide reform expected to dominate parliamentary questions to justice secretary
Proposals for tougher sentences for jealous ex-partners and wider review of homicide law and murder sentencing framework were announced last week.
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NewsIn depth: Financial remedies - next steps for family justice reform
Financial remedies in divorce came under scrutiny this week. The Law Commission revealed four potential models for reform for inclusion in a scoping paper that will be published soon.
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OpinionConstitutional reform in Bangladesh
A regional human rights court, federalism and village courts were some of the ideas explored at a roundable discussion in London to help the south Asian country's democratic recovery.