All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 26
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NewsCriminal legal aid: £16m for police station fees 'not enough to safeguard sector'
Law Society says current fees based on data 15 years out of date and duty rotas with very few solicitors will receive tiny increase.
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NewsCivil legal aid: MoJ explores Netherlands 'high trust' model
Application process based on mutual trust between legal aid body and practitioners, and designed to reduce bureaucracy.
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News'We failed fast' with early legal advice pilot, MoJ tells MPs
Officials say pilot findings highlighted need for better engagement with legal aid practitioners.
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NewsSociety updates property form to reflect 'material information' requirement
Chancery Lane hopes revised TA6 form will facilitate flow of information from marketing stage through to legal process.
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NewsLeasehold reform: government undecided on ground rent
Policy will be set out 'in due course' amid speculation that Michael Gove is facing resistance over housing reform.
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NewsSociety picks up industry award for disability work
Chancery Lane's head of diversity and inclusion says award is culmination of several years' work.
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NewsSRA brings forward plans to extend its reach over CILEX members
CILEX paralegals and students were not part of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's initial takeover plan.
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NewsResurrect royal commission on criminal justice, LCJ suggests
Government promised commission in 2019 election manifesto but it was subsequently kicked into long grass.
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NewsConveyancers publicly vent fury over material information requirement
Property listing data requirement is 'unwanted sequel to box office bomb', action group tells trading standards body.
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News'Groundbreaking' mental health resource to support divorce clients
Firm spearheading initiative hopes guidance begins conversation on how lawyers can support vulnerable clients and each other.
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NewsNews focus: National Conveyancing Week - digital property passport under scrutiny
The draft Digital Property Information Protocol was unveiled for National Conveyancing Week, but many practitioners are unconvinced it is any sort of panacea for the home buying process.
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NewsFormer Thompsons solicitor to become Wales' first minister
Vaughan Gething narrowly wins Welsh Labour leadership election and will become the first black leader of a European country.
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NewsLaw Society's fury at legal aid means test reform delay
Ministry of Justice has announced certain reforms will be delayed until 2026.
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NewsClarke Willmott pays tribute to 'widely respected' planning lawyer
Colleagues 'devastated' to learn that Neil Baker, who join the firm in 1999, has died.
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NewsCancer charity unable to fund 44 projects due to probate delays, MPs told
Justice committee takes evidence from charities on financial impact of delays in granting probate.
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NewsConveyancing week: upfront information at heart of new protocol
Parties acting for seller and buyer given 11 recommendations each to speed up transaction and reduce fall-through rates.
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NewsNational Conveyancing Week: material information requirement is a 'business opportunity'
National Conveyancing Week begins with discussion on response to guidance setting out information that must appear on property listings.
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NewsEmployer acting improperly? SRA publishes in-house guidance
Reporting concerns about wrongdoing and handling internal investigations covered in draft resources.
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NewsLegal sector marks International Women's Day
Law Society issues clarion call over retention and promotion while International Bar Association unveils directives to break the glass ceiling.
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NewsGo back to your communities and talk to Citizens Advice, lawyers told
Dame Clare Moriarty says advice organisations are struggling to meet rising demand for help.