All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 214
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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NewsLaw Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches
Chancery Lane responds to consultation on issues that would require accounts to be sent to the regulator.
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NewsData-sharing office proposed
An independent body should be set up to provide legal guidance on the sharing of personal data across the public sector, a free-market think tank has proposed.
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NewsGCs admit struggle with foreign rules
More than half of general counsel do not believe their legal departments are sufficiently familiar with foreign regulations that impact on their business, according to a survey of leading companies published today.
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsCleaner banned from working in law firms
Solicitors Regulation Authority issued ‘control of non-qualified staff (section 43)’ decision.
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NewsGovernment push for victim support
Ministry of Justice launches online tracking service for victims of crime.
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NewsSupreme Court rules family cannot sue police
Relatives of murder victim Joanna Michael lose attempt to sue two forces.
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OpinionDrone on – with an eye on the law
The profession must be alert to the legal questions raised by the use of pilotless aircraft.
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NewsVictims ‘let down by justice agencies’ – report
Victims’ Commissioner sets out standards to address concerns.
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NewsSociety puts trainee minimum salary back on agenda
Junior Lawyers Division working with Chancery Lane to establish recommended minimum wage as part of four key focus areas in 2015.
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NewsMerseyside summit to tackle legal aid cuts
Meeting will focus on the effect of reforms in the housing and welfare benefits sector.
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NewsLawyers-to-be reveal career motivations
Half of prospective solicitors want to qualify in order to help people.
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NewsCapita still failing to hit interpreter target
The Ministry of Justice said request completion between July and September was highest rate since the contract started in 2012.
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NewsLiverpool support for apprenticeships
Local law society promoting new pathways into the legal profession.
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NewsDomestic violence challenge on legal aid fails
Rights of Women charity applying for permission to appeal High Court decision on Law Society-backed challenge.
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NewsSolicitors hit out at ‘pointless’ diversity survey
Legal Aid Agency asks practitioners to take part in an equality and diversity survey.
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NewsJudgment reserved on criminal legal aid reforms
Judicial review into crime duty tender process heard at the High Court.
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NewsMoJ asks for feedback on digital issues
Solicitors are being asked to report problems they encounter using digital devices such as smartphones in the criminal justice system.
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Adopt strategies to handle AFAs, in-house teams told
Alternative funding arrangements now account for a fifth of in-house legal teams’ external spending.