All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 201
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NewsLaw Society reveals shortlist of ‘unsung heroes’
Winners of this year’s Excellence Awards will be announced at a ceremony in London on 22 October.
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NewsMan flu? Women solicitors take more sick leave, study suggests
Law Society publishes report on health and wellbeing of practising certificate holders.
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NewsAction day 36: Legal Aid Agency gathering data
Agency reportedly contacting firms willing to cover Crown court cases with unrepresented defendants.
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NewsAction day 35: SRA issues second warning
Regulator says revised protocol still compromises solicitors’ professional obligations.
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NewsCouncil denies acting for Liverpool mayor in personal dispute
Judge questioned correspondence from Liverpool City Council as part of employment appeal judgment.
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NewsAction day 34: MoJ dialogue 'still ongoing'
Practitioner groups meet Ministry of Justice officials for second time to discuss legal aid reforms.
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NewsLocal councils plot further consolidation
HB Public Law forges ahead with ambitious growth plans.
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NewsHigh Court allows charity to challenge immigration disclosure rule
Prcedure rule allows tribunals to withold material or information from a party.
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NewsPost-LASPO pro bono immigration increase 'not sustainable'
Ministry of Justice says little evidence legal aid reforms have adversely affected cases.
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NewsFemale solicitors in Scotland 'working for free from today'
Latest research shows a 42% gender pay gap in the legal profession.
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NewsAction day 30: More talks with MoJ on Monday
Fee cuts and duty provider contracts will be up for discussion.
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News'Disappointing' number of BME judges - but future still bright, says LCJ
Lord chief justice says more needs to be done, following publication of 2015 judicial diversity statistics.
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NewsSRA to introduce new in-house regulations next year
Plans outlined in regulator’s response to Legal Services Board paper on regulatory restrictions for in-house lawyers.
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NewsAction day 29: SRA warning prompts revised protocol
Solicitors thank the regulator for its ‘timely assistance in these difficult times’.
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NewsLord chancellor loses challenge to ruling on fast-track asylum process
Detained fast-track system ‘systemically unfair and unjust’ to asylum seekers, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsAppeal court allows prisoner legal aid challenge
Howard League of Penal Reform and Prisoners’ Advice Service say system is ‘inherently unfair’.
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NewsLegal aid tender process reopens for two areas
Agency seeks new bids for areas that did not attract enough interest first time round.
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NewsAction day 28: SRA issues warning over legal aid action
Regulator concerned solicitors following new protocol for action may not be acting in clients’ best interests.
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NewsAction day 27: barristers officially join legal aid boycott
Solicitors’ boycott against government’s fee cuts changes direction as action targeted at Crown court work.
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News‘Unlawful’ civil legal aid safety net scheme widened
Ministry of Justice amends scope of civil legal aid exceptional case funding – even though the scheme was lambasted by a High Court judge.