All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 208
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NewsCriminal bar to vote on direct action
Practitioners asked if they would support ‘days of action’ against new legal aid provider scheme.
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NewsNews UK appoints new in-house chief
Emma Moloney has been interim general counsel since September 2014.
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NewsLabour promises cuts reversal for domestic violence victims
Party says it will increase victim surcharge to return funding back to pre-April 2013 levels.
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NewsCouncil brings more legal work in-house
The London Borough of Islington will handle its own insurance legal work from August.
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NewsMoJ warned of challenges to legal aid plans
Firms had until midday to submit bids for 527 four-year duty provider contracts.
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NewsMagic circle firm’s ‘UK first’ for women lawyers
Allen & Overy partner says there is no ‘silver bullet’ for women juggling commitments in and outside of work.
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NewsSociety criticises in-house deregulation plan
Businesses wanting to provide external legal services should take the alternative business structure route, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsTax avoidance clampdown threatens rule of law – Society
Tax committee warns against ‘legislative hyperactivity’.
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NewsNearly one-third of new magic circle partners are women
Big five announce 91 partner promotions – 29 went to women.
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NewsLitigation eases for estate agents
City firm RPC analysed High Court cases for claims against estate agents and chartered surveyors.
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NewsNews focus: statistics of a changing profession
Law Society publishes latest annual statistics report providing a comprehensive snapshot of solicitors in 2014.
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Redundancies confirmed at international firm
Ince & Co revamps the partnership and secretarial services.
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NewsConfusion reigns over new social care laws
Care Act 2014 ‘likely to result in uncertainty. Having a new set of rules means that certain issues will be litigated about how those rules apply’.
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Councils ‘need to be clear’ on ABS plans
Councils ‘need to be clear’ what they want to use alternative business structures for, as the move involves ‘quite a lot of work’.
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NewsDirect action back on agenda over legal aid cuts
Bar urged to withdraw labour as solicitors step up plans to make justice an election issue.
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NewsHundreds of solicitors attend vote for justice rally
The rally was organised by practitioner groups the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association.
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NewsDyson: ‘we must simplify Civil Procedure Rules’
Master of the rolls was speaking at the Law Society on ways to reduce delays in the justice system.
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NewsCommonwealth rights record ‘not good enough’
The Hon Michael Kirby condemns ‘muted’ response to abuses based on sexuality.
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NewsLegal aid giant heads bid consortium
Duncan Lewis teams up with two London firms to bid for crime duty provider contracts.