All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 27
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NewsCompetition watchdog unveils guidance for unregulated legal providers
Competition and Markets Authority says businesses providing will-writing and online divorce should not make misleading comparisons with solicitors.
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NewsBail hearings become remote by default
Lord chancellor says operational change will save judges and lawyers valuable time.
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NewsCILEX enters homebuying information pack row
CILEX says sellers should be required to provide material information - but action group says requirement will expose sellers to legal liabilities.
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NewsIn depth: In conversation with the head of the GLD
As the Government Legal Department unveils its three-year business strategy, Treasury solicitor Susanna McGibbon expands on its goals of becoming a national GLD while offering rewarding careers.
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NewsRule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution
Parents will be informed of various mediation models and judges can ask parties to set out their views on non-court dispute resolution.
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News'Stop dragging your feet': Society's criminal legal aid demand ahead of Chalk meeting
Chancery Lane to meet lord chancellor three months after High Court handed down judgment on decision-making process.
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NewsSQE results fiasco: £250 'goodwill payment' on its way
Regulator says payment not in lieu of compensation and candidates will be reimbursed for losses incurred.
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NewsBar gender pay gap has little to do with caring responsibilities
Women paid significantly less than men from beginning of their career and gap cannot be explained by practice area either.
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NewsJudges 'apprehensive' about security, Family Division president tells MPs
Sir Andrew McFarlane suggests security arrangements in criminal and family courts should be equally tight.
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News'Defective, constitutionally improper' Rwanda bill to become law
Attention will now shift to the 25 courtrooms and 150 judges Rishi Sunak announced yesterday to deal with appeals.
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NewsElectronic tagging: Lords committee criticises MoJ for not mentioning DPAs
Secondary legislation scrutiny committee told about deferred prosecution agreements after requesting supplementary information.
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NewsSunak: 150 judges ready to hear Rwanda appeals
PM says judiciary has made available 25 courtrooms and identified 150 judges who could provide over 5,000 sitting days.
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NewsDoes £250 cut it? Picking up the pieces from the SQE1 marking debacle
Kaplan and the SRA have told 175 aspiring solicitors who ‘failed’ SQE1 that they actually passed. An apology and £250 are on offer to candidates who saw their futures in law apparently wiped away.
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NewsSuspended sentence for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud
Judge says former solicitor expressed genuine remorse and offence was committed out of desperation.
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NewsSQE marking fiasco: training contract warning for 'fast-rescinding' employers
City of London Law Society training committee says impact on candidates wrongly told they failed Solicitors Qualifying Examination will be significant.
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NewsSQE marking fiasco: 175 candidates wrongly told they failed exam
Solicitors Regulation Authority 'really disappointed' and conducting review with assessment provider Kaplan.
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News'CILEX is not a representative body', members told at SGM
President tells members they cannot influence how and by whom they are regulated and governed.
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NewsMind your social media manners, dissenting CILEX members warned
Chief executive tells members code of conduct applies to them 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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NewsSRA hikes super-exam fees
Inflation and cost of providing assessment in Welsh behind increase in SQE prices, regulator says.
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NewsLCJ endorses 'recognition list' for pro bono work
Head of the judiciary says pro bono is no substitute for legal aid but lawyers' contributions should be celebrated.