All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 203
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NewsFirms ponder withdrawal as contract D-day looms
Government to reveal outcome of its tenders for new legal aid contracts.
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IT upgrade to support law centres
Hackney Community Law Centre first in the country to take part in digital pilot.
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NewsReed Smith posts 11% profits hike
International firm cites focused approach to global industry for increase.
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NewsSupermarket in-house team revolutionises contract process
Annual number of contracts handled by legal team has risen by 342.5% since 2012, senior lawyer says.
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NewsClifford Chance to promote LGBT rights worldwide
Magic circle firm seeking to build inclusive culture across 36 offices – including in jurisdictions where homosexuality is illegal.
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NewsLabour makes fresh pledge to review legal aid reforms
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked former junior minister Lord Bach to lead the latest review.
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NewsNo grounds for PII reforms, say lenders
Solicitors Regulation Authority reviewing professional indemnity insurance and Compensation Fund arrangements.
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NewsPractitioner groups consider Gove’s legal aid offer
Gesture by lord chancellor ‘contingent upon profession continuing to engage constructively’.
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NewsMicrosoft highlights in-house importance
Brad Smith will take on the title of president and chief legal officer. He will remain general counsel.
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NewsKent ABS plan on ice as town halls look to consolidate
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner to form a groundbreaking joint venture.
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NewsDebt-recovery agency granted ABS status
Nottingham firm says litigation becoming a popular tool in creditors’ armoury.
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OpinionLoneliness of the in-house solicitor
Solicitors are still trying to shake off the ‘second cousin’ perception.
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NewsThird-party disclosure could cause JRs to collapse – Society
Ministry of Justice proposing to provide courts with financial information of contributors to cases to help decide cost awards.
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NewsClyde & Co puts down roots in Scotland
International firm to merge with national practice Simpson & Marwick.
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NewsChancery Lane urges support for business on human rights
Jonathan Smithers urges solicitors to help shape Law Society’s guidance.
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NewsTrowers expands through south-west merger
Deal with Devon practice Stones creates 800-strong practice with £85m turnover.
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NewsLord Falconer remains on shadow frontbench
New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn appoints Lord Falconer of Thoroton shadow justice secretary.
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NewsFirms face up to legal aid ‘limbo’
Leeds firm turns to technology with MoJ tenders outcome still unannounced.
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NewsCameron promises youth justice overhaul
Prime minister announces reform as part of vision of ‘smarter state’.
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OpinionLegal aid waiting game
A month has passed since practitioners gave the Ministry of Justice options for alternative savings to the second fee cut.