All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 202
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NewsSociety calls for parliamentary probe of legal aid contracts
President Jonathan Smithers asks justice and public accounts select committees to investigate tender process urgently.
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NewsShadow solicitor general in alleged conflict probe
Labour MP Karl Turner is subject of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
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NewsCourt sparring begins in legal aid contract challenges
High Court hearing into management of litigation over new crime duty contracts lasted nearly three hours.
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NewsDiversity progress ‘painfully slow’ – Black Solicitors Network
BSN publishes latest diversity league table, which shows that very limited progress has been made over the last decade.
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NewsEmployment lawyers urge caution over online court
Lord Justice Briggs to produce interim report on the structure of civil courts by the end of this year.
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NewsSociety calls for one-word amendment to patent threat reform
Law Commission proposing legislative reform relating to unjustified threats in intellectual property.
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OpinionTime for a legal aid truce
The government has bought itself time to come up with a new strategy.
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NewsPolice body-camera plan panned by defence
The Home Office has allowed forces to pilot the use of body cameras to interview suspects of certain offences.
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NewsMoJ postpones legal aid contracts
Three-month delay follows legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders in at least 69 procurement areas.
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NewsConveyancing firm wins appeal over valuation
Court of Appeal judgment highlights scope of duty of solicitors instructed on behalf of both borrower and lender.
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Pro bono charity reports surge in volunteer lawyers
Qualified solicitors and barristers made up nearly four out of five volunteer lawyers between April 2014 and March 2015.
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NewsMoJ to publish impact of reforms on civil legal aid
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton says three research projects have been carried out.
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NewsJR firms set up alliance to challenge legal aid contracts
Fair Crime Contracts Alliance expected to issue judicial review proceedings on Thursday.
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NewsNew data protection sanctions could be ‘lethal’ for corporates
Businesses lack confidence over regulatory compliance, magic circle firm says.
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NewsCPS fine sparks call for data protection rethink
The CPS was fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to secure recorded police interviews with victims and witnesses.
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NewsLeading judge tells expert witnesses to find 'common ground'
Supreme Court justice Lord Hughes says courts are under time and cost pressures.
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NewsAgency hit by deluge of legal aid tender actions
Unsuccessful bidders have issued proceedings in 69 out of 85 procurement areas.
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NewsLabour to set up legal aid commission
Opposition party to review government reforms and publish report in time for next year’s conference.
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NewsCPS breached Data Protection Act for 12 years, ICO reveals
Crown Prosecution Service fined £200,000 after two unencrypted laptops containing recorded police interviews were stolen last year.
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NewsLAA committed to 11 January start for new legal aid contracts
Legal Aid Agency says it will strongly defend any litigation from unsuccessful bidders.