All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 24
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NewsJunior lawyers 'want right to refuse work for ethical reasons' - report
Report suggests environmental, social and governance is becoming an increasingly important metric to measure success.
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NewsMPs to grill legal chiefs on regulation
Justice committee to question representative bodies and regulators on performance and relationships.
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NewsEvening courts part of 'contingency planning' following marches
Lawyers alarmed to discover London court scheduled to run evening hearings this week.
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News'Downgraded status': report exposes challenges facing council monitoring officers
Local government chief says lawyers need seat at the top table so they can speak truth to power.
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NewsNews focus: Bias on the bench - judicial diversity
A year on from a shocking report on racial bias and the bench, its authors hosted an event to evaluate progress. One conclusion was the judiciary needs to crack on with the report’s recommendations.
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News'I did not favour silks in JAC competition', judge tells tribunal
Martin Chamberlain gives evidence in discrimination claim brought by solicitor Ashok Ghosh against judge and Judicial Appointments Commission.
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NewsMagistrates not always following the law when defendant remanded in custody
Legal thinktank finds reasons rarely given for decisions and 'notable disparities' in outcomes for non-white defendants.
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News'No confidence': New front opens in CILEX civil war
Rebuff for CILEX members who demanded special general meeting on plans for SRA to regulate legal executives.
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NewsLegal chiefs urge defence solicitors to keep the faith
Practitioners told legal aid challenge will be heard next month and advisory board will make regular recommendations.
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NewsJAC 'regarded as a joke', solicitor candidate tells tribunal
Employment tribunal begins hearing race discrimination claim brought by Ashok Ghosh against Judicial Appointments Commission.
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NewsNews focus: Society unveils draft conveyancing protocol
As the means of creating and exchanging contracts in conveyancing continue to evolve, the Law Society has unveiled a draft protocol designed to aid residential and commercial solicitors.
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NewsOnline bar exams to remain suspended over cheating
Candidates can only use pen and paper after Bar Standards Board received 'clear evidence of cheating'.
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NewsLegal aid advisory board 'not just another talking shop'
Her Honour Judge Deborah Taylor updates criminal defence practitioners on progress so far to review fee structures.
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NewsSRA's legal executive takeover will confuse public, Society warns
Chancery Lane strongly opposes proposals to bring legal executives under Solicitors Regulation Authority's remit.
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NewsFurther courts closed over RAAC safety concerns
Blackpool courts closed after RAAC identified on site found to be defective.
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NewsJuryless trials in rape cases 'will undermine public confidence'
Criminal Bar Association tells Law Commission consultation that myths do not affect jurors' verdicts.
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NewsMPs call for evidence on pre-recorded cross-examinations
Justice committee issues call for evidence on practical operation of section 28 measure and potential improvements.
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NewsSpecialist court for housing disputes ruled out
Government says it would be better to focus on existing processes to improve possession enforcement.
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NewsHousing bill needs legal aid investment to work - Society
Concerns over tenants' ability to enforce rights under Renters (Reform) Bill, which resumes its passage through parliament today.
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NewsNews focus: 'FDAC works. Simple' - Celebrating problem-solving courts
Despite seemingly universal support for the work they do, pioneering family drug and alcohol courts face a constant battle for survival in the absence of long-term funding guarantees.