All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 204
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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.
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NewsGovernment ‘selling justice like a commodity’ with fee rises
Measures designed to generate an estimated £48m a year in additional income were announced as parliament closed for summer.
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NewsItaly’s civil justice reforms welcomed by UK solicitors
The government programme of reform includes measures aimed at increasing the efficiency of the courts and cutting the backlog of cases.
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NewsAction was on brink of 'collapse’, practitioner groups reveal
Statement explaining shift in tactics reveals big firms were ready to withdraw from legal aid boycott.
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NewsPolice issue referral fee fraud warning
Nine people interviewed this month over suspected bogus whiplash claims.
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OpinionCourting unpopularity
The government must not be too dismissive in its responses to consultations.
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NewsNew protocol marks change of tactics in legal aid action
Practitioner groups say allowing police station and magistrates’ work will maintain firms’ cashflow.
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NewsGove meeting ‘potentially constructive’
Practitioner groups met with justice secretary this morning as nationwide boycott over legal aid cuts continues.
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NewsMoJ proposes new round of court fee rises
‘General uplift’ including doubling of some fees to generate over £100m in additional income a year.
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NewsAction day 22: legal aid practitioners rally in London
Solicitors and barristers gathered outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court ahead of crucial meeting with Michael Gove tomorrow.
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NewsGovernment dismisses extradition legal aid concerns
House of Lords select committee recommended introduction of ticketing system for duty solicitor rota.
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NewsPractitioner groups to meet Gove as legal aid boycott continues
Thursday invitation from justice secretary raises hopes of compromise following fee cut.
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NewsUK litigants taking higher share of Commercial Court cases
Number of UK litigants surges as London prepares to host new specialist list for complex financial markets cases.
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NewsCourt closures ‘won’t affect legal aid and family reforms’
Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service consulting on shutting nearly one-fifth of the courts estate.
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NewsCriminal bar announces date for legal aid action
Executive committee recommends action begin on 27 July as it issues protocol.
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NewsAction day 14: judges query absence of solicitors
Hundreds of practitioners attend north-west rally to protest cuts as judges seek answers.
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NewsAction day 13: firms consider duty boycott
Legal aid lawyers gear up for more direct action as standoff continues.
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OpinionTHEATRE REVIEW: The Invisible
The play torpedoes the crass but enduring stereotype that the legal profession is full of ‘fat cat’ lawyers.
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NewsIn-house sector faces wellbeing crisis
Sector ‘soaks up’ pressures placed on them by colleagues with their own stresses to manage.